diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 4d1688f..a838639 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {{ define "main"}}
   <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
   {{ partial "header.html" . }}
+  {{ if not .Date.IsZero }}
   <!-- date -->
   {{ $singlePageDateFormat := .Site.Params.singlePageDateFormat | default "January 2, 2006"}}
   <p class="date">{{ .Date.Format $singlePageDateFormat }}</p>
+  {{ end }}
   <!-- tags -->
   {{ if .Param "tags" }}
   <div id="tags">