diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/metabase.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/metabase.py
index 87331addf1..39be8747a1 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/metabase.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/metabase.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import datetime
 from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import Dict, Iterable, Optional
 
@@ -131,6 +132,17 @@ class MetabaseSource(Source):
                 reason=f"Unable to retrieve dashboards. " f"Reason: {str(http_error)}",
             )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_timestamp_millis_from_ts_string(ts_str: str) -> int:
+        """
+        Converts the given timestamp string to milliseconds. If parsing fails,
+        returns the utc-now in milliseconds.
+        """
+        try:
+            return int(dp.parse(ts_str).timestamp() * 1000)
+        except (dp.ParserError, OverflowError):
+            return int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp() * 1000)
+
     def construct_dashboard_from_api_data(
         self, dashboard_info: dict
     ) -> Optional[DashboardSnapshot]:
@@ -157,8 +169,8 @@ class MetabaseSource(Source):
         )
         last_edit_by = dashboard_details.get("last-edit-info") or {}
         modified_actor = builder.make_user_urn(last_edit_by.get("email", "unknown"))
-        modified_ts = int(
-            dp.parse(f"{last_edit_by.get('timestamp', 'now')}").timestamp() * 1000
+        modified_ts = self.get_timestamp_millis_from_ts_string(
+            f"{last_edit_by.get('timestamp')}"
         )
         title = dashboard_details.get("name", "") or ""
         description = dashboard_details.get("description", "") or ""
@@ -261,8 +273,8 @@ class MetabaseSource(Source):
 
         last_edit_by = card_details.get("last-edit-info") or {}
         modified_actor = builder.make_user_urn(last_edit_by.get("email", "unknown"))
-        modified_ts = int(
-            dp.parse(f"{last_edit_by.get('timestamp', 'now')}").timestamp() * 1000
+        modified_ts = self.get_timestamp_millis_from_ts_string(
+            f"{last_edit_by.get('timestamp')}"
         )
         last_modified = ChangeAuditStamps(
             created=AuditStamp(time=modified_ts, actor=modified_actor),
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/metabase/setup/card_2.json b/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/metabase/setup/card_2.json
index 979178cd24..7c18cd681c 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/metabase/setup/card_2.json
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/integration/metabase/setup/card_2.json
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@
     "id": 1,
     "email": "admin@metabase.com",
     "first_name": "FirstName",
-    "last_name": "LastName",
-    "timestamp": "2021-12-13T17:48:37.11"
+    "last_name": "LastName"
   },
   "visualization_settings": {
     "graph.series_labels": ["number"],
@@ -112,4 +111,4 @@
   "collection": null,
   "created_at": "2021-12-13T17:48:37.102",
   "public_uuid": null
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}