diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 08cae69..d7d3805 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {{ define "title" }}{{ .Title | markdownify }} | {{ .Site.Title }}{{ end }}
 {{ define "main" }}
+{{ $dateFormat := default "Mon Jan 2, 2006" (index .Site.Params "date_format") }}
+
       <article class="blog-post">
         <header>
           <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a></h2>
-          <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">{{ .Date.Format .Site.Params.date_format }}</time> by {{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ if or (.Params.categories) (.Params.tags) }} in {{ partial "meta-terms.html" . }}{{ end }}</p>
+          <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">{{ .Date.Format $dateFormat }}</time> by {{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ if or (.Params.categories) (.Params.tags) }} in {{ partial "meta-terms.html" . }}{{ end }}</p>
         </header>
         {{ .Content }}
 
diff --git a/layouts/_default/summary.html b/layouts/_default/summary.html
index 85d9454..91e0a57 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/summary.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/summary.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+{{ $dateFormat := default "Mon Jan 2, 2006" (index .Site.Params "date_format") }}
+
 <article class="blog-post">
   <header>
     <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a></h2>
-    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">{{ .Date.Format .Site.Params.date_format }}</time> by {{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ if or (.Params.categories) (.Params.tags) }} in {{ partial "meta-terms.html" . }}{{ end }}</p>
+    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">{{ .Date.Format $dateFormat }}</time> by {{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ if or (.Params.categories) (.Params.tags) }} in {{ partial "meta-terms.html" . }}{{ end }}</p>
   </header>
   {{ .Summary }}
   <a href='{{ .Permalink }}'>{{ i18n "readMore" }} →</a>