diff --git a/web/js/Award/awards_admin.js b/web/js/Award/awards_admin.js
index 3cca2c134c05c62e0064109fb6ec856e6c2c77ee..0f1829a2aca79c529bbca2c9bc388f127f35bfe8 100644
--- a/web/js/Award/awards_admin.js
+++ b/web/js/Award/awards_admin.js
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ function editAwards(){
     var n = names.length;
     var count = 0;
     for(i=0; i<n; i++){
+        if(times[i].value==null || times[i].value.length==0){
+            times[i].value = "9999-12-31";
+        }
         $.ajax({
             type: 'get',
             url: 'AwardsServlet',
@@ -132,6 +135,9 @@ function addAward(){
     var name = $("#awardName").val();
     var description = $("#description").val();
     var time = $("#time").val();
+    if(time==null || time.length==0){
+        time = "9999-12-31";
+    }
     $.ajax({
         type: 'get',
         url: 'AwardsServlet',