diff --git a/examples/identify.c b/examples/identify.c
index bc2fe00d..dc6a5d5c 100644
--- a/examples/identify.c
+++ b/examples/identify.c
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ on_identify_cb (FpDevice *dev, FpPrint *match, FpPrint *print,
   if (match)
     {
       g_autoptr(FpPrint) matched_print = g_object_ref (match);
+      const GDate *date;
       char date_str[128] = {};
 
       identify_data->ret_value = EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ on_identify_cb (FpDevice *dev, FpPrint *match, FpPrint *print,
             matched_print = g_steal_pointer (&stored_print);
         }
 
-      if (fp_print_get_enroll_date (matched_print))
+      date = fp_print_get_enroll_date (matched_print);
+      if (date && g_date_valid (date))
         g_date_strftime (date_str, G_N_ELEMENTS (date_str), "%Y-%m-%d\0",
                          fp_print_get_enroll_date (matched_print));
       else
diff --git a/examples/manage-prints.c b/examples/manage-prints.c
index 4d206cc9..88200a35 100644
--- a/examples/manage-prints.c
+++ b/examples/manage-prints.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ on_list_completed (FpDevice     *dev,
                    finger_to_string (fp_print_get_finger (print)),
                    fp_print_get_username (print));
 
-          if (date)
+          if (date && g_date_valid (date))
             {
               g_date_strftime (buf, G_N_ELEMENTS (buf), "%Y-%m-%d\0", date);
               g_print (", enrolled on %s", buf);
diff --git a/examples/verify.c b/examples/verify.c
index 4b16323d..6892ef0e 100644
--- a/examples/verify.c
+++ b/examples/verify.c
@@ -130,12 +130,14 @@ on_match_cb (FpDevice *dev, FpPrint *match, FpPrint *print,
 
   if (match)
     {
-      char date_str[128];
+      const GDate *date = fp_print_get_enroll_date (match);
+      char date_str[128] = "<unknown>";
 
       verify_data->ret_value = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
-      g_date_strftime (date_str, G_N_ELEMENTS (date_str), "%Y-%m-%d\0",
-                       fp_print_get_enroll_date (match));
+      if (date && g_date_valid (date))
+        g_date_strftime (date_str, G_N_ELEMENTS (date_str), "%Y-%m-%d\0",
+                         fp_print_get_enroll_date (match));
       g_debug ("Match report: device %s matched finger %s successifully "
                "with print %s, enrolled on date %s by user %s",
                fp_device_get_name (dev),