diff --git a/src/NodaTimeSplitter.php b/src/NodaTimeSplitter.php
index a3febba..6230bdf 100644
--- a/src/NodaTimeSplitter.php
+++ b/src/NodaTimeSplitter.php
@@ -1004,8 +1004,13 @@ final class NodaTimeSplitter {
 
         if ($start[4] === '-') return [];
 
-        $startDate = new DateTime($start[4] . $start[0] . '-' . $start[2] . '-' . $start[3]);
-        $endDate = new DateTime($end[4] . $end[1] . '-' . $end[2] . '-' . $end[3]);
+        try {
+            $startDate = new DateTime($start[4] . $start[0] . '-' . $start[2] . '-' . $start[3]);
+            $endDate = new DateTime($end[4] . $end[1] . '-' . $end[2] . '-' . $end[3]);
+        }
+        catch (Exception $e) {
+            return [];
+        }
 
         $interval = $startDate->diff($endDate);
         $days_diff = (int)$interval->format('%a');