diff --git a/src/app/filters.js b/src/app/filters.js
index 09d6778..96c4b06 100644
--- a/src/app/filters.js
+++ b/src/app/filters.js
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ angular.module('supportAdminApp')
     };
   })
   .filter('fmtDate', function () {
-    return function (date) {
+    return function (date, blankOnNull) {      
+      if (blankOnNull && !date) {
+        return '';
+      }
+
       date = date ? new Date(date) : new Date();
       var yyyy = date.getFullYear();
       var mm = _.padStart(date.getMonth() + 1, 2, '0');
diff --git a/src/app/work/projects.html b/src/app/work/projects.html
index cf73d8b..5758062 100644
--- a/src/app/work/projects.html
+++ b/src/app/work/projects.html
@@ -153,7 +153,12 @@ <h2>Projects</h2>
                     </a>
                     {{proj.copilotId === 'unassigned' ? proj.copilotId : ''}}
                   </td>
-                  <td>{{proj.submittedAt | fmtDate}}</td>
+                  <td>
+                    <!-- display submitted date column
+                         don't supply `true` to fmtDate as second argument, if you want previous behavior
+                         i.e) { proj.submittedAt | fmtDate } -->
+                    {{proj.submittedAt | fmtDate: true }}
+                  </td>
                   <td>{{proj.status | capitalize }}</td>
                   <td>{{proj.currentStep}}</td>
                   <td>