diff --git a/src/filters.rs b/src/filters.rs
index 35929dc..41e1f38 100644
--- a/src/filters.rs
+++ b/src/filters.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ use chrono::{DateTime, TimeZone};
 
 use crate::post::PostMetadata;
 
-pub fn date<T: TimeZone>(date: &DateTime<T>) -> Result<String, askama::Error> {
-    Ok(date.to_rfc3339_opts(chrono::SecondsFormat::Secs, true))
+pub fn date<Utc: TimeZone>(date: &DateTime<Utc>) -> Result<String, askama::Error> {
+    Ok(date.to_utc().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC").to_string())
 }
-
 pub fn duration(duration: &&Duration) -> Result<String, askama::Error> {
     Ok(format!("{:?}", duration))
 }