diff --git a/source/net/filebot/similarity/EpisodeMetrics.java b/source/net/filebot/similarity/EpisodeMetrics.java
index 0a8eeb07..a2ce2045 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/similarity/EpisodeMetrics.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/similarity/EpisodeMetrics.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import com.ibm.icu.text.Transliterator;
 
+import net.filebot.format.BindingException;
 import net.filebot.format.MediaBindingBean;
 import net.filebot.media.SmartSeasonEpisodeMatcher;
 import net.filebot.similarity.SeasonEpisodeMatcher.SxE;
@@ -549,8 +550,10 @@ public enum EpisodeMetrics implements SimilarityMetric {
 			if (VIDEO_FILES.accept(file) && file.length() > ONE_MEGABYTE) {
 				try {
 					return new MediaBindingBean(file, file).getEncodedDate().getTimeStamp();
+				} catch (BindingException e) {
+					debug.finest(e::getMessage); // Binding "General[0][Encoded_Date]": undefined => normal if Encoded_Date is undefined => ignore
 				} catch (Exception e) {
-					debug.warning(format("Failed to read media encoding date: %s", e.getMessage()));
+					debug.warning("Failed to read media encoding date: " + e.getMessage());
 				}
 			}