diff --git a/my/pdfs.py b/my/pdfs.py
index 3c04196..aab8d2d 100755
--- a/my/pdfs.py
+++ b/my/pdfs.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def as_annotation(*, raw_ann, path: str) -> Annotation:
     for a in ('boxes', 'rect'):
         if a in d:
             del d[a]
-    dates = d['date']
+    dates = d.get('date')
     date: Optional[datetime] = None
     if dates is not None:
         dates = dates.replace("'", "")