diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/poll-context.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/poll-context.tsx
index 5ed1d3e1781..fe6837c447f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/poll-context.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/poll-context.tsx
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ function createOptionsContextValue(
   targetTimeZone: string,
   sourceTimeZone: string | null,
 ): OptionsContextValue {
+  if (pollOptions.length === 0) {
+    return {
+      pollType: "date",
+      options: [],
+    };
+  }
   if (pollOptions[0].duration > 0) {
     return {
       pollType: "timeSlot",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll.tsx
index b36e1799458..bf7c5685ce7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll.tsx
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ const DesktopPoll: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
                     "scrollbar-thin hover:scrollbar-thumb-gray-400 scrollbar-thumb-gray-300 scrollbar-track-gray-100 relative z-10 flex-grow overflow-auto scroll-smooth",
                   )}
                 >
-                  <table className="w-full table-auto border-separate border-spacing-0 ">
+                  <table className="w-full table-auto border-separate border-spacing-0  ">
                     <thead>
                       <PollHeader />
                     </thead>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll/participant-row-form.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll/participant-row-form.tsx
index 63dc5ab643b..e2b3addd4c1 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll/participant-row-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll/participant-row-form.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const ParticipantRowForm = ({
     <tr className={cn("group", className)}>
       <td
         style={{ minWidth: 240, maxWidth: 240 }}
-        className="sticky left-0 z-10 bg-white px-4"
+        className="sticky left-0 z-10 h-12 bg-white px-4"
       >
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-x-2.5">
           {name ? (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll/participant-row.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll/participant-row.tsx
index 2db0d22b1a4..371b07a19fa 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll/participant-row.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/poll/desktop-poll/participant-row.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const ParticipantRowView: React.FunctionComponent<{
     >
       <td
         style={{ minWidth: 240, maxWidth: 240 }}
-        className="sticky left-0 z-10 bg-white px-4"
+        className="sticky left-0 z-10 h-12 bg-white px-4"
       >
         <div className="flex max-w-full items-center justify-between gap-x-4">
           <UserAvatar name={name} showName={true} isYou={isYou} />
diff --git a/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts b/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
index 6c91efc0d3f..e54f2fadb09 100644
--- a/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ export const polls = router({
 
             if (end) {
               return {
-                start: new Date(`${start}Z`),
                 startTime: input.timeZone
                   ? dayjs(start).tz(input.timeZone, true).toDate()
                   : dayjs(start).utc(true).toDate(),
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ export const polls = router({
               };
             } else {
               return {
-                start: new Date(start.substring(0, 10) + "T00:00:00Z"),
                 startTime: dayjs(start).utc(true).toDate(),
                 pollId,
               };