diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/data/share-datatable-adapter.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/data/share-datatable-adapter.spec.ts
index ba2669ab84..b35fe0a43b 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/data/share-datatable-adapter.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/data/share-datatable-adapter.spec.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe('ShareDataTableAdapter', () => {
     });
 
     it('should log error when having date conversion issues', () => {
-        let dateValue = null;
+        let dateValue = <Date> {};
         let file = new FileNode();
         file.entry.createdAt = dateValue;