diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e65a0e0..b0cc30c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ src/nuget/packaging/
 
 node_modules/
 
+src/.vs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/prismic/Fragment.cs b/src/prismic/Fragment.cs
index fa58513..ac206d5 100644
--- a/src/prismic/Fragment.cs
+++ b/src/prismic/Fragment.cs
@@ -405,10 +405,14 @@ public Timestamp(DateTime value) {
 			public String AsHtml() {
 				return ("<time>" + value + "</time>");
 			}
-			public static Timestamp Parse(JToken json) {
-				return new Timestamp(json.ToObject<DateTime>());
-			}
-		}
+            public static Timestamp Parse(JToken json)
+            {
+                if (((JValue)json).Value == null)
+                    return new Timestamp(DateTime.MinValue);
+                else
+                    return new Timestamp(json.ToObject<DateTime>());
+            }
+        }
 
 		public class Embed: Fragment {
 			private String type;