diff --git a/src/pretix/base/reldate.py b/src/pretix/base/reldate.py
index ee6eb7378..e82950cbe 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/reldate.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/reldate.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class RelativeDateWrapper:
                 timeparts = parts[2].split(':')
                 time = datetime.time(hour=int(timeparts[0]), minute=int(timeparts[1]), second=int(timeparts[2]))
             data = RelativeDate(
-                days_before=int(parts[1]),
+                days_before=int(parts[1] or 0),
                 base_date_name=parts[3],
                 time=time
             )