diff --git a/src/app/components/elements/panels/EventAttendance.tsx b/src/app/components/elements/panels/EventAttendance.tsx
index 21ad5e2ee0..a9720bf9a2 100644
--- a/src/app/components/elements/panels/EventAttendance.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/elements/panels/EventAttendance.tsx
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export const EventAttendance = ({ user, eventId }: { user: PotentialUser; eventI
                           <DateString>{booking.bookingDate}</DateString>
                         </td>
                         <td className="align-middle">
-                          <DateString>{booking.updated}</DateString>
+                          <DateString>{booking.updated ?? booking.bookingDate}</DateString>
                         </td>
                       </tr>
                     );
diff --git a/src/app/components/elements/panels/ManageExistingBookings.tsx b/src/app/components/elements/panels/ManageExistingBookings.tsx
index f0b388b848..04e4e99276 100644
--- a/src/app/components/elements/panels/ManageExistingBookings.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/elements/panels/ManageExistingBookings.tsx
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ const UserBookingRow = ({
         <DateString>{booking.bookingDate}</DateString>
       </td>
       <td>
-        <DateString>{booking.updated}</DateString>
+        <DateString>{booking.updated ?? booking.bookingDate}</DateString>
       </td>
       <td>
         {Array.from(new Set(booking.userBooked?.registeredContexts?.map((rc) => stageLabelMap[rc.stage!]))).join(", ")}