diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index a0143e2..32d5ae8 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -178,11 +178,10 @@ function _s_posted_on() {
 	);
 
 	printf( __( '<span class="posted-on">Posted on %1$s</span><span class="byline"> by %2$s</span>', '_s' ),
-		sprintf( '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="bookmark">' . $time_string . '</a>',
+		sprintf( '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="bookmark">%3$s</a>',
 			esc_url( get_permalink() ),
 			esc_attr( get_the_time() ),
-			esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
-			esc_html( get_the_date() )
+			$time_string
 		),
 		sprintf( '<span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%1$s" title="%2$s">%3$s</a></span>',
 			esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),