diff --git a/plugins/discourse-local-dates/plugin.rb b/plugins/discourse-local-dates/plugin.rb
index 8aa5b05baae..e63ac26c9f4 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-local-dates/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/discourse-local-dates/plugin.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ after_initialize do
   on(:reduce_cooked) do |fragment|
     container = fragment.css(".discourse-local-date").first
 
-    if container
+    if container && container.attributes["data-email-preview"]
       preview = container.attributes["data-email-preview"].value
       container.content = preview
     end