diff --git a/themes/mytheme/layouts/partials/footer.html b/themes/mytheme/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 66313f5..0fc2f7e 100644
--- a/themes/mytheme/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/themes/mytheme/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <span>{{ site.Copyright | markdownify }}</span>
     {{- else }}
     <a href="/admin/" style="text-decoration: none;">&copy;</a> <span>{{ now.Year }} <a href="{{ "" | absLangURL }}">{{ site.Title }}</a></span>
-    <span>Build date: {{- if not ( eq site.buildDate 0 ) }}{{ site.buildDate }}{{- end }}</span>
+    <span>Build date: {{ site.buildDate }}</span>
     {{- end }}
 </footer>
 {{- end }}