diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index c9a03be..5811680 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ layout: default
{{ page.title | escape }}
{%- assign date_format = site.minima.date_format | default: "%b %-d, %Y" -%}
-
{%- if page.modified_date -%}
~
{%- assign mdate = page.modified_date | date_to_xmlschema -%}
-
+
{{ mdate | date: date_format }}
{%- endif -%}