diff --git a/core/CronArchive/SegmentArchiving.php b/core/CronArchive/SegmentArchiving.php
index 3d30055f9d8..5a045802d29 100644
--- a/core/CronArchive/SegmentArchiving.php
+++ b/core/CronArchive/SegmentArchiving.php
@@ -174,7 +174,14 @@ public function getReArchiveSegmentStartDate($segmentInfo)
         }
     }
 
-    private function getCreatedTimeOfSegment($storedSegment)
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the created and last edited time as date objects from the supplied segment array
+     *
+     * @param array $storedSegment
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function getCreatedTimeOfSegment(array $storedSegment): array
     {
         // check for an earlier ts_created timestamp
         $createdTime = empty($storedSegment['ts_created']) ? null : Date::factory($storedSegment['ts_created']);
@@ -185,9 +192,10 @@ private function getCreatedTimeOfSegment($storedSegment)
         }
 
         // check for a later ts_last_edit timestamp
-        $lastEditTime = empty($storedSegment['ts_last_edit']) ? null : Date::factory($storedSegment['ts_last_edit']);
+        $lastEditTime = empty($storedSegment['ts_last_edit']) || $storedSegment['ts_last_edit'] === '0000-00-00 00:00:00'
+            ? null : Date::factory($storedSegment['ts_last_edit']);
 
-        return array($createdTime, $lastEditTime);
+        return [$createdTime, $lastEditTime];
     }
 
     private function getEarliestVisitTimeFor($idSite)
diff --git a/tests/PHPUnit/Integration/CronArchive/SegmentArchivingTest.php b/tests/PHPUnit/Integration/CronArchive/SegmentArchivingTest.php
index 2fe383acecf..9a919e555cc 100644
--- a/tests/PHPUnit/Integration/CronArchive/SegmentArchivingTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPUnit/Integration/CronArchive/SegmentArchivingTest.php
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ public function getTestDataForGetReArchiveSegmentStartDate()
                 '2020-04-13',
             ],
 
+            // creation time, last edit time is 0000-00-00,
+            [
+                SegmentArchiving::CREATION_TIME,
+                ['ts_created' => '2020-04-12 03:34:55', 'ts_last_edit' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00'],
+                '2020-04-12',
+            ],
+
+            // last edit time, last edit time is 0000-00-00
+            [
+                SegmentArchiving::LAST_EDIT_TIME,
+                ['ts_created' => '2020-04-12 03:34:55', 'ts_last_edit' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00'],
+                null,
+            ],
+
             // last edit time, no edit time in segment
             [
                 SegmentArchiving::LAST_EDIT_TIME,