diff --git a/layouts/_default/section.html b/layouts/_default/section.html
index 14bee791..9ac21721 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/section.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/section.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                           {{ if .Params.inreplyto }}<a href="{{ .Params.inreplyto }}" class="link u-url"> post</a>{{ end }}
                           {{ if .Params.repostof }}<a href="{{ .Params.repostof }}" class="link u-url"> post</a>{{ end }}</p>
                           {{ if .Content }}<div class="e-content">{{ .Content }}</div><br/> {{end}}
-                          <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ dateFormat "02/01/2006 15:04 GMT" .date }}">{{ dateFormat "02/01/2006 15:04 GMT" .date }}</time>
+                          <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ dateFormat "02/01/2006 15:04 GMT" .Params.date }}">{{ dateFormat "02/01/2006 15:04 GMT" .Params.date }}</time>
                       </article>
                       </aside>
                       </section><hr/>