diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml b/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
index 10bb2aa0..6040775f 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                 {{ $external := and .Params.link (not (.Param "paige.feeds.disable_link")) | not | not }}
                 {{ $id := printf "tag:%s,%s:%s" (urls.Parse site.BaseURL).Host (.PublishDate.Format "2006-01-02") .RelPermalink }}
                 {{ $lastmod := .Lastmod.Format $date }}
-                {{ $published := cond (not .PublishDate.IsZero) (.PublishDate.Format $date) "" }}
+                {{ $published := .PublishDate.Format $date }}
                 {{ $title := markdownify .Title }}
 
                 {{ $link := cond $external .Params.link .Permalink }}