diff --git a/pandora/archive/external.py b/pandora/archive/external.py
index 3683b2eda..90aa3b060 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/external.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/external.py
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ def get_info(url):
                     for k in info_keys
                     if k in i and i[k]
                 })
-                if not 'tags' in info[-1]:
+                if 'tags' not in info[-1]:
                     info[-1]['tags'] = []
-                if 'upload_date' in i:
+                if 'upload_date' in i and i['upload_date']:
                     info[-1]['date'] = '-'.join([i['upload_date'][:4], i['upload_date'][4:6], i['upload_date'][6:]])
     return info