diff --git a/i18n/en.toml b/i18n/en.toml
index 0fc441bd..86cfb384 100644
--- a/i18n/en.toml
+++ b/i18n/en.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ other = "Improve this page"
 [lastUpdated]
 other = "Last updated"
 
+[lastUpdatedDateFormat]
+other = "{{ .Format \"January 2, 2006\" }}"
+
 [joinTitle]
 other = "Join the social media revolution"
 
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index a98ff5a4..b9181ca9 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     {{ .Content }}
 
     <p style="color: #687590;">
-      {{ i18n "lastUpdated" }} {{ .Lastmod.Format "January 2, 2006" }}{{ with .File }} · <a href='https://source.joinmastodon.org/mastodon/docs/tree/master/content/{{ .Lang }}/{{ .Path }}' style="color: #687590;">{{ i18n "improvePage" }}{{ end }}</a>
+      {{ i18n "lastUpdated" }} {{ i18n "lastUpdatedDateFormat"  .Lastmod }}{{ with .File }} · <a href='https://source.joinmastodon.org/mastodon/docs/tree/master/content/{{ .Lang }}/{{ .Path }}' style="color: #687590;">{{ i18n "improvePage" }}{{ end }}</a>
 
       {{ if .IsTranslated }}
         <br />