diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/DateEditorViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/DateEditorViewModel.java
index de7bdeb7583..784abc2d6ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/DateEditorViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/DateEditorViewModel.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public TemporalAccessor fromString(String string) {
                 if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(string)) {
                     try {
                         return dateFormatter.parse(string);
-                    } catch (DateTimeParseException exception) {
+                    } catch (Exception exception) {
                         // We accept all kinds of dates (not just in the format specified)
                         return Date.parse(string).map(Date::toTemporalAccessor).orElse(null);
                     }