diff --git a/src/writer.js b/src/writer.js
index 7b04f78..0346a0f 100644
--- a/src/writer.js
+++ b/src/writer.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async function processPayloadsPromise(payloads, loadFunc) {
 			}
 		}, payload.delay);
 	}));
-	
+
 	const results = await Promise.allSettled(promises);
 	const failedCount = results.filter(result => result.status === 'rejected').length;
 	if (failedCount === 0) {
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@ async function loadImageFilePromise(imageUrl) {
 }
 
 function getPostPath(post, config) {
-	const dt = luxon.DateTime.fromISO(post.frontmatter.date);
+	let dt;
+	if (settings.custom_date_formatting) {
+		dt = luxon.DateTime.fromFormat(post.frontmatter.date, settings.custom_date_formatting);
+	} else {
+		dt = luxon.DateTime.fromISO(post.frontmatter.date);
+	}
 
 	// start with base output dir
 	const pathSegments = [config.output];