diff --git a/template.php b/template.php
index b313b8b..858c901 100644
--- a/template.php
+++ b/template.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function best_responsive_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
   if ($variables['view_mode'] == 'full' && node_is_page($variables['node'])) {
     $variables['classes_array'][] = 'node-full';
   }
-  $variables['date'] = t('!datetime', array('!datetime' =>  date('j F Y', $variables['created'])));
+  $variables['date'] = format_date($variables['created'], 'custom', 'j F Y');
 }
 
 function best_responsive_page_alter($page) {