diff --git a/actions/editProfile.ts b/actions/editProfile.ts
index 39ab68409..010772c4a 100644
--- a/actions/editProfile.ts
+++ b/actions/editProfile.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ export const editProfile = protectedServerActionProcedure
         return
       }
 
+      // Handle case where dateOfBirth is missing in profile and not updated in form
+      if (
+        typedKey === "dateOfBirth" &&
+        !profile.dateOfBirth &&
+        payload.data.dateOfBirth === "1900-01-01"
+      ) {
+        return
+      }
+
       if (payload.data[typedKey] !== profile[typedKey]) {
         // @ts-ignore
         body[typedKey] = payload.data[typedKey]
diff --git a/components/Forms/Edit/Profile/index.tsx b/components/Forms/Edit/Profile/index.tsx
index 6a4593d74..1b40b80f1 100644
--- a/components/Forms/Edit/Profile/index.tsx
+++ b/components/Forms/Edit/Profile/index.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default function Form({ user }: EditFormProps) {
         streetAddress: user.address.streetAddress ?? "",
         zipCode: user.address.zipCode ?? "",
       },
-      dateOfBirth: user.dateOfBirth,
+      dateOfBirth: user.dateOfBirth ?? "1900-01-01",
       email: user.email,
       language: user.language ?? langToApiLang[lang],
       phoneNumber: phoneInput,