diff --git a/server/storage.ts b/server/storage.ts
index bf570d3..165a715 100644
--- a/server/storage.ts
+++ b/server/storage.ts
@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@ export class MemStorage implements IStorage {
     return this.newsletters.filter(
       newsletter =>
         newsletter.title.toLowerCase().includes(lowercaseQuery) ||
-        newsletter.description?.toLowerCase().includes(lowercaseQuery)
+        (newsletter.description?.toLowerCase() || '').includes(lowercaseQuery)
     ).sort((a, b) => new Date(b.date).getTime() - new Date(a.date).getTime());
   }
 
   async importNewsletters(newsletters: InsertNewsletter[]): Promise<void> {
-    newsletters.forEach(newsletter => {
-      this.newsletters.push({
-        ...newsletter,
-        id: this.currentId++
-      });
-    });
+    // Ensure description is null if not provided
+    const processedNewsletters = newsletters.map(newsletter => ({
+      ...newsletter,
+      description: newsletter.description ?? null,
+      id: this.currentId++
+    }));
+
+    this.newsletters.push(...processedNewsletters);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/utils.ts b/server/utils.ts
index ccdb4a0..632db93 100644
--- a/server/utils.ts
+++ b/server/utils.ts
@@ -13,29 +13,38 @@ export async function scrapeNewsletters(): Promise<InsertNewsletter[]> {
     // The main archive container table
     $('.archiveTable tr').each((_, element) => {
       const $element = $(element);
-      
+
       // Extract newsletter details
       const title = $element.find('.archiveTitle').text().trim();
       const dateText = $element.find('.archiveDate').text().trim();
       const url = $element.find('a').attr('href');
-      
+
       if (title && dateText && url) {
         // Parse the date (format: MM/DD/YYYY)
-        const [month, day, year] = dateText.split('/');
+        const [month, day, year] = dateText.split('/').map(num => num.trim());
+        if (!month || !day || !year) {
+          console.warn('Invalid date format:', dateText);
+          return;
+        }
+
         const date = `${year}-${month.padStart(2, '0')}-${day.padStart(2, '0')}`;
 
         newsletters.push({
           title,
           date,
           url: `https://app.robly.com${url}`,
-          description: null
+          description: null // Explicitly set to null as we don't have descriptions from the archive page
         });
       }
     });
 
+    if (newsletters.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error('No newsletters found in the archive');
+    }
+
     return newsletters;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error scraping newsletters:', error);
     throw error;
   }
-}
+}
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