diff --git a/sorting/date-uk.js b/sorting/date-uk.js
index 465ca89..903f988 100644
--- a/sorting/date-uk.js
+++ b/sorting/date-uk.js
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 
  jQuery.extend( jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.oSort, {
 	"date-uk-pre": function ( a ) {
-		if (a == null || a == "") return 1;
+		if (a == null || a == "") {
+			return 0;
+		}
 		var ukDatea = a.split('/');
 		return (ukDatea[2] + ukDatea[1] + ukDatea[0]) * 1;
 	},