diff --git a/extensions-core/parquet-extensions/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/data/input/parquet/simple/ParquetGroupConverter.java b/extensions-core/parquet-extensions/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/data/input/parquet/simple/ParquetGroupConverter.java
index 8cb193862e3..0aed764f127 100644
--- a/extensions-core/parquet-extensions/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/data/input/parquet/simple/ParquetGroupConverter.java
+++ b/extensions-core/parquet-extensions/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/data/input/parquet/simple/ParquetGroupConverter.java
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ class ParquetGroupConverter
 
     final int fieldIndex = g.getType().getFieldIndex(fieldName);
 
+    if (g.getFieldRepetitionCount(fieldIndex) <= 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     Type fieldType = g.getType().getFields().get(fieldIndex);
 
     // primitive field
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ class ParquetGroupConverter
         // convert logical types
         switch (ot) {
           case DATE:
-            long ts = g.getInteger(fieldIndex, 0) * MILLIS_IN_DAY;
+            long ts = g.getInteger(fieldIndex, index) * MILLIS_IN_DAY;
             return ts;
           case TIME_MICROS:
             return g.getLong(fieldIndex, index);