diff --git a/gmailsorter/base/message.py b/gmailsorter/base/message.py
index 2eebf93..fb336dd 100644
--- a/gmailsorter/base/message.py
+++ b/gmailsorter/base/message.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 def email_date_converter(email_date):
     if not isinstance(email_date, str):
         return None
+    if email_date[:1] == "\xa0":
+        email_date = email_date.replace("\xa0", "")
     if email_date.count(",") >= 2:
         email_date = ", ".join(email_date.split(", ")[-2:])
     if email_date[-3:-2].isalpha():