diff --git a/app/Abstracts/Import.php b/app/Abstracts/Import.php
index 4fc648d84..f29adeda2 100644
--- a/app/Abstracts/Import.php
+++ b/app/Abstracts/Import.php
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ abstract class Import implements HasLocalePreference, ShouldQueue, SkipsEmptyRow
             }
 
             try {
-                $row[$date_field] = Date::parse(ExcelDate::excelToDateTimeObject($row[$date_field]))
-                                        ->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+                $row[$date_field] = is_numeric($row[$date_field]) 
+                                    ? Date::parse(ExcelDate::excelToDateTimeObject($row[$date_field]))
+                                            ->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')
+                                    : Date::parse($row[$date_field])
+                                            ->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
             } catch (InvalidFormatException | \Exception $e) {
                 Log::info($e->getMessage());
             }