diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index a2dedd8..9c81fb2 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ extra_css:
 
 plugins:
   - search
-  - git-revision-date-localized
+  - git-revision-date-localized:
+      fallback_to_build_date: true
   - redirects:
       redirect_maps:
         'ftldns/database.md': database/index.md