diff --git a/apis_core/core/models.py b/apis_core/core/models.py
index 317a04725..40a937813 100644
--- a/apis_core/core/models.py
+++ b/apis_core/core/models.py
@@ -30,41 +30,43 @@ class Meta:
         abstract = True
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        start = None
-        start_start = None
-        start_end = None
-        end = None
-        end_start = None
-        end_end = None
+        skip_date_parsing = getattr(self, "skip_date_parsing", False)
+        if not skip_date_parsing:
+            start = None
+            start_start = None
+            start_end = None
+            end = None
+            end_start = None
+            end_end = None
 
-        if self.start_date_written:
-            start, start_start, start_end = DateParser.parse_date(
-                self.start_date_written
-            )
-            # DateParser returns datetime, but we want dates without time
-            if start:
-                start = start.date()
-            if start_start:
-                start_start = start_start.date()
-            if start_end:
-                start_end = start_end.date()
+            if self.start_date_written:
+                start, start_start, start_end = DateParser.parse_date(
+                    self.start_date_written
+                )
+                # DateParser returns datetime, but we want dates without time
+                if start:
+                    start = start.date()
+                if start_start:
+                    start_start = start_start.date()
+                if start_end:
+                    start_end = start_end.date()
 
-        if self.end_date_written:
-            end, end_start, end_end = DateParser.parse_date(self.end_date_written)
-            # DateParser returns datetime, but we want dates without time
-            if end:
-                end = end.date()
-            if end_start:
-                end_start = end_start.date()
-            if end_end:
-                end_end = end_end.date()
+            if self.end_date_written:
+                end, end_start, end_end = DateParser.parse_date(self.end_date_written)
+                # DateParser returns datetime, but we want dates without time
+                if end:
+                    end = end.date()
+                if end_start:
+                    end_start = end_start.date()
+                if end_end:
+                    end_end = end_end.date()
 
-        self.start_date = start
-        self.start_start_date = start_start
-        self.start_end_date = start_end
-        self.end_date = end
-        self.end_start_date = end_start
-        self.end_end_date = end_end
+            self.start_date = start
+            self.start_start_date = start_start
+            self.start_end_date = start_end
+            self.end_date = end
+            self.end_start_date = end_start
+            self.end_end_date = end_end
 
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)