diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 89b61b2..7f5df62 100755
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       </h1>
       {{/* Hugo uses Go's date formatting is set by example. Here are two formats */}}
       <time class="f6 mv4 dib tracked" datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">
-        {{- .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" -}}
+        {{- default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.Dateformat | .Date.Format -}}
       </time>
     </header>