diff --git a/js/components/__tests__/requests_list.test.js b/js/components/__tests__/requests_list.test.js
index e7d681bc..eec10004 100644
--- a/js/components/__tests__/requests_list.test.js
+++ b/js/components/__tests__/requests_list.test.js
@@ -55,5 +55,21 @@ describe('RequestsList', () => {
       const requestNames = displayedRequests.map(req => req.name)
       expect(requestNames).toEqual(['X Wing', 'TIE Fighter'])
     })
+
+    it('handles sorting with un-submitted requests', () => {
+      const unsubmittedRequest = {
+        name: 'Death Star',
+        status: 'Started',
+        last_submission_timestamp: null
+      }
+      const wrapper = shallowMount(RequestsList, {
+        propsData: {
+          requests: [unsubmittedRequest, ...requests],
+          isExtended: true
+        }
+      })
+      const displayedRequests = wrapper.vm.filteredRequests
+      expect(displayedRequests).toEqual([requests[1], requests[0], unsubmittedRequest])
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/js/components/requests_list.js b/js/components/requests_list.js
index ec9f9282..735dcdd3 100644
--- a/js/components/requests_list.js
+++ b/js/components/requests_list.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import LocalDatetime from '../components/local_datetime'
 import { formatDollars } from '../lib/dollars'
 import { parse } from 'date-fns'
-import { compose, partial, indexBy, prop, sortBy, reverse, pipe } from 'ramda'
+import { compose, partial, indexBy, prop, propOr, sortBy, reverse, pipe } from 'ramda'
 
 export default {
   name: 'requests-list',
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default {
   data: function () {
     const defaultSort = (sort, requests) => sortBy(prop(sort.columnName), requests)
     const dateSort = (sort, requests) => {
-      const parseDate = compose(partial(parse), prop(sort.columnName))
+      const parseDate = compose(partial(parse), propOr(sort.columnName, ''))
       return sortBy(parseDate, requests)
     }
 
diff --git a/templates/requests/index.html b/templates/requests/index.html
index c5257c7e..ce185a34 100644
--- a/templates/requests/index.html
+++ b/templates/requests/index.html
@@ -137,7 +137,14 @@
               <a class='icon-link icon-link--large' :href="r.edit_link">!{ r.name }</a>
               <span v-if="r.action_required" class="label label--info">Action Required</span>
             </th>
-            <td><local-datetime :timestamp="r.last_submission_timestamp" format="M/D/YYYY"></td>
+            <td>
+              <local-datetime
+                v-if="r.last_submission_timestamp"
+                :timestamp="r.last_submission_timestamp"
+                format="M/D/YYYY">
+              </local-datetime>
+              <span v-else>—<span>
+            </td>
           {% if extended_view %}
               <td><local-datetime :timestamp="r.last_edited_timestamp" format="M/D/YYYY"></td>
               <td>!{ r.full_name }</td>