diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
index d795318cb8bf5..24851f73c51aa 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ protected function canDeleteShareFromSelf(\OCP\Share\IShare $share): bool {
 	 */
 	private function parseDate(string $expireDate): \DateTime {
 		try {
-			$date = new \DateTime($expireDate);
+			$date = new \DateTime(trim($expireDate, "\""));
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			throw new \Exception('Invalid date. Format must be YYYY-MM-DD');
 		}