diff --git a/src/app/component-library/ui-elements/ago/ago.pipe.ts b/src/app/component-library/ui-elements/ago/ago.pipe.ts
index cc3afa363..947f447b4 100644
--- a/src/app/component-library/ui-elements/ago/ago.pipe.ts
+++ b/src/app/component-library/ui-elements/ago/ago.pipe.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export class AgoPipe implements PipeTransform {
 
   transform(date?: Date | null): Observable<string> {
     return this.interval$.pipe(
-      map(() => formatDateAgo(date!)),
+      map(() => formatDateAgo(date)),
       distinctUntilChanged(),
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/app/component-library/ui-elements/ago/formatDateAgo.ts b/src/app/component-library/ui-elements/ago/formatDateAgo.ts
index c26cc9a74..99209c52c 100644
--- a/src/app/component-library/ui-elements/ago/formatDateAgo.ts
+++ b/src/app/component-library/ui-elements/ago/formatDateAgo.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import {formatDistanceToNow} from 'date-fns';
-import {DateInput} from "./date-input";
+import {DateInput} from './date-input';
 
 /**
  * Formats date as "{n} {timeUnit} ago" or "in {n} {timeUnit}s".
  * @param date date
  */
-export function formatDateAgo(date?: DateInput): string {
+export function formatDateAgo(date?: DateInput | null): string {
   if (!date) {
-    return '';
+    return 'never';
   }
   if (typeof date === 'string') {
     date = new Date(date);