diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 39865d4..5bc75dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Change Log
 Unreleased
 **********
 
+3.6.2 — 2023-10-12
+**********************************************
+
+* Handle rare blocks missing dates when calculating last updated
+* Remove log of expected "not here" exception during config
+
 3.6.1 — 2023-10-10
 **********************************************
 
diff --git a/ai_aside/__init__.py b/ai_aside/__init__.py
index 4f4cdd8..1ccfe5a 100644
--- a/ai_aside/__init__.py
+++ b/ai_aside/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 A plugin containing xblocks and apps supporting GPT and other LLM use on edX.
 """
 
-__version__ = '3.6.1'
+__version__ = '3.6.2'
 
 default_app_config = "ai_aside.apps.AiAsideConfig"
diff --git a/ai_aside/block.py b/ai_aside/block.py
index 76f50c1..e134e42 100644
--- a/ai_aside/block.py
+++ b/ai_aside/block.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 
+import pytz
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.template import Context, Template
 from web_fragments.fragment import Fragment
@@ -135,6 +136,17 @@ def _check_summarizable(block):
     return False
 
 
+def _latest_block_date(maybe_dates):
+    """
+    Find the latest a set of possibly null dates sourced from blocks.
+    """
+    latest = datetime(2012, 5, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, pytz.UTC)  # no blocks predate edx
+    for d in maybe_dates:
+        if d is not None and d > latest:
+            latest = d
+    return latest
+
+
 def _render_hook_fragment(user_role_string, handler_url, block, summary_items):
     """
     Create hook Fragment from block and summarized children.
@@ -147,18 +159,15 @@ def _render_hook_fragment(user_role_string, handler_url, block, summary_items):
     usage_id = block.scope_ids.usage_id
     course_key = usage_id.course_key
 
+    all_interesting_dates = [last_published, last_edited]
     for item in summary_items:
         published = item['published_on']
         edited = item['edited_on']
-        if published and published > last_published:
-            last_published = published
-        if edited and edited > last_edited:
-            last_edited = edited
+        all_interesting_dates.append(published)
+        all_interesting_dates.append(edited)
 
     # we only need to know when the last time was that anything happened
-    last_updated = last_published
-    if last_edited > last_published:
-        last_updated = last_edited
+    last_updated = _latest_block_date(all_interesting_dates)
 
     fragment = Fragment('')
     fragment.add_content(
diff --git a/tests/test_block.py b/tests/test_block.py
index 714cefa..0d5a428 100644
--- a/tests/test_block.py
+++ b/tests/test_block.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from textwrap import dedent
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, call, patch
 
+import pytz
 from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import UsageKey
 
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@
 )
 
 fake_transcript = 'This is the text version from the transcript'
-date1 = datetime(2023, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
-date2 = datetime(2023, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
+date1 = datetime(2023, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, pytz.UTC)
+date2 = datetime(2023, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 0, pytz.UTC)
 
 
 def fake_get_transcript(child, lang=None, output_format='SRT', youtube_id=None):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def test_format_date(self):
         formatted_date = _format_date(date1)
-        self.assertEqual(formatted_date, '2023-01-02T03:04:05')
+        self.assertEqual(formatted_date, '2023-01-02T03:04:05+00:00')
 
     def test_format_date_with_invalid_input(self):
         invalid_date = '2023-05-01'
@@ -291,8 +292,14 @@ def test_parse_children_contents_with_invalid_children(self):
     def test_render_hook_fragment(self):
         block = FakeBlock([])
         items = [{
+            'published_on': None,
+            'edited_on': None,
+        }, {
             'published_on': date1,
             'edited_on': date1,
+        }, {
+            'published_on': None,
+            'edited_on': None,
         }, {
             'published_on': date2,
             'edited_on': date1,
@@ -306,7 +313,7 @@ def test_render_hook_fragment(self):
                 data-course-id="course-v1:edX+A+B"
                 data-content-id="block-v1:edX+A+B+type@vertical+block@verticalD"
                 data-handler-url="http://handler.url"
-                data-last-updated="2023-06-07T08:09:10"
+                data-last-updated="2023-06-07T08:09:10+00:00"
                 data-user-role="user role string"
                 >
                 </div>