diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.knx/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/knx/internal/dpt/ValueDecoder.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.knx/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/knx/internal/dpt/ValueDecoder.java
index b94f0ac1664..6364aeba3e3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.knx/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/knx/internal/dpt/ValueDecoder.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.knx/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/knx/internal/dpt/ValueDecoder.java
@@ -215,8 +215,11 @@ public class ValueDecoder {
         try {
             date = new SimpleDateFormat(TIME_DAY_FORMAT, Locale.US).parse(value);
         } catch (ParseException pe) {
-            date = new SimpleDateFormat(TIME_FORMAT, Locale.US).parse(value);
-            throw pe;
+            try {
+                date = new SimpleDateFormat(TIME_FORMAT, Locale.US).parse(value);
+            } catch (ParseException pe2) {
+                throw pe2;
+            }
         }
         return DateTimeType.valueOf(new SimpleDateFormat(DateTimeType.DATE_PATTERN).format(date));
     }