diff --git a/mycroft/util/lang/parse_de.py b/mycroft/util/lang/parse_de.py
index 432e90e7ee..bf608e7eb8 100644
--- a/mycroft/util/lang/parse_de.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/lang/parse_de.py
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ def extract_datetime_de(string, currentDate, default_time):
                        datestr != "" or timeStr != "" or
                        yearOffset != 0 or monthOffset != 0 or
                        dayOffset is True or hrOffset != 0 or
-                       hrAbs != 0 or minOffset != 0 or
-                       minAbs != 0 or secOffset != 0
+                       hrAbs or minOffset != 0 or
+                       minAbs or secOffset != 0
                )
 
     if string == "" or not currentDate:
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ def extract_datetime_de(string, currentDate, default_time):
 
         extractedDate = extractedDate + relativedelta(hours=hrAbs or 0,
                                                       minutes=minAbs or 0)
-        if (hrAbs != 0 or minAbs != 0) and datestr == "":
+        if (hrAbs or minAbs) and datestr == "":
             if not daySpecified and dateNow > extractedDate:
                 extractedDate = extractedDate + relativedelta(days=1)
     if hrOffset != 0:
diff --git a/mycroft/util/lang/parse_en.py b/mycroft/util/lang/parse_en.py
index de2e1a6f21..59021508eb 100644
--- a/mycroft/util/lang/parse_en.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/lang/parse_en.py
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ def extract_datetime_en(string, dateNow, default_time):
 
     Returns:
         [datetime, str]: An array containing the datetime and the remaining
-                         text not consumed in the parsing.
+                         text not consumed in the parsing, or None if no
+                         date or time related text was found.
     """
 
     def clean_string(s):
@@ -334,8 +335,8 @@ def extract_datetime_en(string, dateNow, default_time):
                        datestr != "" or
                        yearOffset != 0 or monthOffset != 0 or
                        dayOffset is True or hrOffset != 0 or
-                       hrAbs != 0 or minOffset != 0 or
-                       minAbs != 0 or secOffset != 0
+                       hrAbs or minOffset != 0 or
+                       minAbs or secOffset != 0
                )
 
     if string == "" or not dateNow:
diff --git a/mycroft/util/lang/parse_it.py b/mycroft/util/lang/parse_it.py
index 0ebc25a0d4..fb42d09347 100644
--- a/mycroft/util/lang/parse_it.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/lang/parse_it.py
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ def extract_datetime_it(string, currentDate, default_time):
                 datestr != "" or timeStr != "" or
                 yearOffset != 0 or monthOffset != 0 or
                 dayOffset is True or hrOffset != 0 or
-                hrAbs != 0 or minOffset != 0 or
-                minAbs != 0 or secOffset != 0
+                hrAbs or minOffset != 0 or
+                minAbs or secOffset != 0
             )
 
     if string == "" or not currentDate:
diff --git a/mycroft/util/lang/parse_sv.py b/mycroft/util/lang/parse_sv.py
index 32bc3f6da3..44779de9a2 100644
--- a/mycroft/util/lang/parse_sv.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/lang/parse_sv.py
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ def extract_datetime_sv(string, currentDate, default_time):
                 datestr != "" or timeStr != "" or
                 yearOffset != 0 or monthOffset != 0 or
                 dayOffset is True or hrOffset != 0 or
-                hrAbs != 0 or minOffset != 0 or
-                minAbs != 0 or secOffset != 0
+                hrAbs or minOffset != 0 or
+                minAbs or secOffset != 0
             )
 
     if string == "" or not currentDate:
@@ -704,10 +704,9 @@ def extract_datetime_sv(string, currentDate, default_time):
         hrAbs = default_time.hour
         minAbs = default_time.minute
     if hrAbs != -1 and minAbs != -1:
-        print(hrAbs)
         extractedDate = extractedDate + relativedelta(hours=hrAbs or 0,
                                                       minutes=minAbs or 0)
-        if (hrAbs != 0 or minAbs != 0) and datestr == "":
+        if (hrAbs or minAbs) and datestr == "":
             if not daySpecified and dateNow > extractedDate:
                 extractedDate = extractedDate + relativedelta(days=1)
     if hrOffset != 0:
diff --git a/mycroft/util/parse.py b/mycroft/util/parse.py
index 2daf47242d..7f10293712 100644
--- a/mycroft/util/parse.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/parse.py
@@ -134,9 +134,10 @@ def extract_datetime(text, anchorDate=None, lang="en-us", default_time=None):
             related keywords stripped out. See examples for further
             clarification
 
-            Returns 'None' if the input string is empty.
+            Returns 'None' if no date or time related text is found.
 
     Examples:
+
         >>> extract_datetime(
         ... "What is the weather like the day after tomorrow?",
         ... datetime(2017, 06, 30, 00, 00)
@@ -148,6 +149,12 @@ def extract_datetime(text, anchorDate=None, lang="en-us", default_time=None):
         ... datetime(2016, 02, 19, 00, 00)
         ... )
         [datetime.datetime(2016, 3, 6, 17, 0), 'set up appointment']
+
+        >>> extract_datetime(
+        ... "Set up an appointment",
+        ... datetime(2016, 02, 19, 00, 00)
+        ... )
+        None
     """
 
     lang_lower = str(lang).lower()