diff --git a/src/frontmatter/date.js b/src/frontmatter/date.js
index 2428d41..0cbe1bb 100644
--- a/src/frontmatter/date.js
+++ b/src/frontmatter/date.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const settings = require('../settings');
 // get post date, optionally formatted as specified in settings
 // this value is also used for year/month folders, date prefixes, etc. as needed
 module.exports = (post) => {
-	const dateTime = luxon.DateTime.fromRFC2822(post.pubDate[0], { zone: settings.custom_date_timezone });
+	const dateTime = luxon.DateTime.fromRFC2822(post.data.pubDate[0], { zone: settings.custom_date_timezone });
 
 	if (settings.custom_date_formatting) {
 		return dateTime.toFormat(settings.custom_date_formatting);