diff --git a/planet/__init__.py b/planet/__init__.py
index 0d58fec..41fb5a0 100644
--- a/planet/__init__.py
+++ b/planet/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-VERSION = (0, 7, 1, "f") # following PEP 386
+VERSION = (0, 7, 2, "f") # following PEP 386
 
 def get_version():
     version = "%s.%s" % (VERSION[0], VERSION[1])
diff --git a/planet/tasks.py b/planet/tasks.py
index a104fe8..8c76fa5 100644
--- a/planet/tasks.py
+++ b/planet/tasks.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def normalize_tag(tag):
                     date_modified = datetime.fromtimestamp(
                         time.mktime(date_modified))
                 except Exception:
-                    date_modified = None
+                    date_modified = planet_feed.last_modified or datetime.now()
 
                 try:
                     if len(Post.objects.filter(url=url, guid=guid)):