diff --git a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
index 566adf24fe7b..f0eaf258842d 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
@@ -4768,8 +4768,13 @@ public static function isCustomDateField($fieldName) {
     if (($customFieldID = CRM_Core_BAO_CustomField::getKeyID($fieldName)) == FALSE) {
       return FALSE;
     }
-    if ('Date' == civicrm_api3('CustomField', 'getvalue', ['id' => $customFieldID, 'return' => 'data_type'])) {
-      return TRUE;
+    try {
+      $customFieldDataType = civicrm_api3('CustomField', 'getvalue', ['id' => $customFieldID, 'return' => 'data_type']);
+      if ('Date' == $customFieldDataType) {
+        return TRUE;
+      }
+    }
+    catch (CiviCRM_API3_Exception $e) {
     }
     return FALSE;
   }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/BAO/SavedSearchTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/BAO/SavedSearchTest.php
index 3f8d38756cd1..e2dc8229b21a 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/BAO/SavedSearchTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/BAO/SavedSearchTest.php
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ public function testDefaultValues() {
     $defaults = $sg->setDefaultValues();
 
     $this->checkArrayEquals($defaults, $formValues);
+    $this->callAPISuccess('CustomField', 'delete', ['id' => $this->ids['CustomField']['int']]);
+    unset($this->ids['CustomField']['int']);
+    $defaults = $sg->setDefaultValues();
+    $this->checkArrayEquals($defaults, $formValues);
   }
 
   /**