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@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
public void init(ByteArrayRef bytes, int start, int length) {
     try {
       s = Text.decode(bytes.getData(), start, length);
       data.set(Date.valueOf(s));
+      isNull = false;
     } catch (Exception e) {
       isNull = true;
       logExceptionMessage(bytes, start, length, "DATE");
