diff --git a/functions/var/empty.js b/functions/var/empty.js
index 8c3ffec7f6..b2e0d726fa 100644
--- a/functions/var/empty.js
+++ b/functions/var/empty.js
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ function empty(mixed_var) {
       return false;
       //}
     }
+    if(Object.prototype.toString.call(mixed_var) === '[object Date]') {
+        return false;
+    }    
     return true;
   }
 
   return false;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}