diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/util/placeholders/PlaceholderRegistry.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/util/placeholders/PlaceholderRegistry.java
index 0f71356d8..291d10361 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/util/placeholders/PlaceholderRegistry.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/util/placeholders/PlaceholderRegistry.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public final class PlaceholderRegistry {
                     PlayerManager.getPlayerList(plot.getDenied(), player));
         });
         this.createPlaceholder("currentplot_creationdate", (player, plot) -> {
-            if (plot.getTimestamp() == 0) {
+            if (plot.getTimestamp() == 0 || !plot.hasOwner()) {
                 return legacyComponent(TranslatableCaption.of("info.unknown"), player);
             }
             long creationDate = plot.getTimestamp();