diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index 26611a41..651c2624 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Post
           collection = site.collections[args[:locale].to_s]
 
           Jekyll::Document.new(args[:path], site: site.jekyll, collection: collection).tap do |doc|
-            doc.data['date'] ||= Date.today.to_time
+            doc.data['date'] = Date.today.to_time if args[:path].blank?
           end
         end