diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index cbb7e74..ff01de6 100755
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@
           </strong>
       </p>
       {{ end }}
-      {{/* Hugo uses Go's date formatting is set by example. Here are two formats */}}
+      {{/* Hugo uses Go's date formatting is set by example. Here are two formats. */}}
+      {{ if .Date }}
       <time class="f6 mv4 dib tracked" {{ printf `datetime="%s"` (.Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00") | safeHTMLAttr }}>
         {{- .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" -}}
       </time>
+      {{ end }}
 
       {{/*
           Show "reading time" and "word count" but only if one of the following are true: