diff --git a/InvenTree/part/templatetags/inventree_extras.py b/InvenTree/part/templatetags/inventree_extras.py
index 8e3d6d7a39..a4af8a9383 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/templatetags/inventree_extras.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/templatetags/inventree_extras.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def render_date(context, date_object):
 
         user = context.get('user', None)
 
-        if user:
+        if user and user.is_authenticated:
             # User is specified - look for their date display preference
             user_date_format = InvenTreeUserSetting.get_setting('DATE_DISPLAY_FORMAT', user=user)
         else: