The formatDate() helper method now returns an empty strin, if the input date is

null. As yet it returned the current date.

app/Http/helpers.php

@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ function swapComma(string $floatString) {
  */
 function formatDate($date, $format='d.m.Y')
 {
+    if (is_null($date)) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
     return Carbon\Carbon::parse($date)->format($format);
 }