diff --git a/themes/mytheme/layouts/_default/single.html b/themes/mytheme/layouts/_default/single.html
index 3f8359a..42a9062 100644
--- a/themes/mytheme/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/themes/mytheme/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 
     <div class="post-meta">
       {{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
-      {{- ((printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default "January 2, 2006" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
+      <span title='{{ .Date }}'>
+        {{.Date | time.Format (default "January 2, 2006" site.Params.DateFormat) }}
+      </span>
       {{- end }}
     </div>
   </header>