diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 3f2b134..db4aa59 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Route::get('/checkin/card', function (Request $request, MetadataResolver $resolv
     $url = $formatter->normalizeUrl($request->input('url'));
 
     $metadata = App\Metadata::find($url);
-    if ($metadata == null || new DateTime($metadata->expires_at) < new DateTime("now")) {
+    if ($metadata == null || ($metadata->expires_at !== null && new DateTime($metadata->expires_at) < new DateTime("now"))) {
         $resolved = $resolver->resolve($url);
         $metadata = App\Metadata::create([
             'url' => $url,