diff --git a/src/utils/appUtils.js b/src/utils/appUtils.js
index 6f652db9..ce708ed6 100644
--- a/src/utils/appUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/appUtils.js
@@ -69,12 +69,15 @@ export const normalizeAllowedContentTypes = (allowedContentType) => {
     return allowedContentType.split(",");
   return [];
 };
-
 export function localToUtc(localDateString) {
-  if (!localDateString || localDateString.trim() === "") return null;
+  if (!localDateString || typeof localDateString !== "string") return null;
 
-  const [day, month, year] = localDateString.split("-");
-  const date = new Date(`${year}-${month}-${day}T00:00:00`);
+  const [year, month, day] = localDateString.trim().split("-");
+
+  if (!year || !month || !day) return null;
+
+
+  const date = new Date(Number(year), Number(month) - 1, Number(day), 0, 0, 0);
 
   return isNaN(date.getTime()) ? null : date.toISOString();
 }