diff --git a/templates/themes/basic/theme.php b/templates/themes/basic/theme.php
index 2a57fc69..2513754a 100644
--- a/templates/themes/basic/theme.php
+++ b/templates/themes/basic/theme.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 					'<span class="unimportant"> &mdash; by ' .
 						$news['name'] .
 					' at ' .
-						date($config['post_date'], $news['time']) .
+						strftime($config['post_date'], $news['time']) .
 					'</span></h2><p>' . $news['body'] . '</p>';
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/templates/themes/categories/theme.php b/templates/themes/categories/theme.php
index d48c150a..9689f207 100644
--- a/templates/themes/categories/theme.php
+++ b/templates/themes/categories/theme.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 					'<span class="unimportant"> &mdash; by ' .
 						$news['name'] .
 					' at ' .
-						date($config['post_date'], $news['time']) .
+						strftime($config['post_date'], $news['time']) .
 					'</span></h2><p>' . $news['body'] . '</p></div>';
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/templates/themes/frameset/theme.php b/templates/themes/frameset/theme.php
index d626103a..7eac4b99 100644
--- a/templates/themes/frameset/theme.php
+++ b/templates/themes/frameset/theme.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 					'<span class="unimportant"> &mdash; by ' .
 						$news['name'] .
 					' at ' .
-						date($config['post_date'], $news['time']) .
+						strftime($config['post_date'], $news['time']) .
 					'</span></h2><p>' . $news['body'] . '</p></div>';
 				}
 			}