diff --git a/spec/init_handler_spec.cr b/spec/init_handler_spec.cr
index 4b0042d5..20724c6d 100644
--- a/spec/init_handler_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/init_handler_spec.cr
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ describe "Kemal::InitHandler" do
     Kemal::InitHandler::INSTANCE.next = ->(_context : HTTP::Server::Context) {}
     Kemal::InitHandler::INSTANCE.call(context)
     date = context.response.headers["Date"]?.should_not be_nil
-    HTTP.parse_time(date).should be_close(Time.utc, 1.second)
+    date = HTTP.parse_time(date).should_not be_nil
+    date.should be_close(Time.utc, 1.second)
   end
 
   it "initializes context with X-Powered-By: Kemal" do