diff --git a/code/controller/SilverStripeNavigator.php b/code/controller/SilverStripeNavigator.php
index 1c29aaed..030d453c 100644
--- a/code/controller/SilverStripeNavigator.php
+++ b/code/controller/SilverStripeNavigator.php
@@ -298,9 +298,11 @@ class SilverStripeNavigatorItem_ArchiveLink extends SilverStripeNavigatorItem {
 	}
 	
 	function getMessage() {
-		$dateObj = Object::create('Datetime');
-		$dateObj->setValue($date);
-		return "<div id=\"SilverStripeNavigatorMessage\" title=\"". _t('ContentControl.NOTEWONTBESHOWN', 'Note: this message will not be shown to your visitors') ."\">". _t('ContentController.ARCHIVEDSITEFROM', 'Archived site from') ."<br>" . $dateObj->Nice() . "</div>";
+		if($date = Versioned::current_archived_date()) {
+			$dateObj = Object::create('Datetime');
+			$dateObj->setValue($date);
+			return "<div id=\"SilverStripeNavigatorMessage\" title=\"". _t('ContentControl.NOTEWONTBESHOWN', 'Note: this message will not be shown to your visitors') ."\">". _t('ContentController.ARCHIVEDSITEFROM', 'Archived site from') ."<br>" . $dateObj->Nice() . "</div>";
+		}
 	}
 	
 	function getLink() {