diff --git a/utils/xmlimport.php b/utils/xmlimport.php
index cecd7c3e0..7cd650d03 100644
--- a/utils/xmlimport.php
+++ b/utils/xmlimport.php
@@ -811,11 +811,11 @@ function insert_document($document) { /* {{{ */
 					$file['attributes']['version'],
 					$file['attributes']['public']
 				);
-				$d = dateToTimestamp($file['attributes']['date']);
-				if($d)
-					$newfile->setDate($d);
-				else
-					$logger->warning("File date (".$file['attributes']['date'].") could not be parsed.");
+				if($newfile) {
+					$newfile->setDate(dateToTimestamp($file['attributes']['date']));
+				} else {
+					$logger->error("File ".$file['attributes']['name']." could not be added.");
+				}
 				unlink($filename);
 			}
 		}