diff --git a/lib/networking/event_parser.dart b/lib/networking/event_parser.dart
index d3381d99..f1ea9e5c 100644
--- a/lib/networking/event_parser.dart
+++ b/lib/networking/event_parser.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class EventParser {
         id: tagContents(node, 'ID'),
         title: EventNameCleaner.cleanup(title),
         originalTitle: EventNameCleaner.cleanup(originalTitle),
-        productionYear: int.parse(tagContents(node, 'ProductionYear')),
+        productionYear: tagContents(node, 'ProductionYear'),
         genres: tagContents(node, 'Genres'),
         directors: _parseDirectors(node.findAllElements('Director')),
         actors: _parseActors(node.findAllElements('Actor')),