diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/track/tracker/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/track/tracker/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
index 394ae327..cca63a47 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/track/tracker/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/track/tracker/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
@@ -136,13 +136,7 @@ class MyAnimeListApi(
                                 obj["status"]!!.jsonPrimitive.content.replace("_", " ")
                             publishing_type =
                                 obj["media_type"]!!.jsonPrimitive.content.replace("_", " ")
-                            start_date =
-                                try {
-                                    val outputDf = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", Locale.US)
-                                    outputDf.format(obj["start_date"]!!)
-                                } catch (e: Exception) {
-                                    ""
-                                }
+                            start_date = obj["start_date"]?.jsonPrimitive?.content ?: ""
                         }
                     }
             }