diff --git a/src/services/note_cache/similarity.js b/src/services/note_cache/similarity.js
index f5cf3b17d..6046e272b 100644
--- a/src/services/note_cache/similarity.js
+++ b/src/services/note_cache/similarity.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ async function findSimilarNotes(noteId) {
 
     const baseNote = noteCache.notes[noteId];
 
-    if (!baseNote) {
+    if (!baseNote || !baseNote.utcDateCreated) {
         return [];
     }