diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4c10f1..2e21407 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ and for formatting dates are shown below for different systems:
 * mdBook
 
 ```markdown
-##### {{date_format "%c" (created)}} - *{{id}}*
+##### {{date_format "%c" created}} - *{{id}}*
 
 {{#each tags}}| [{{this}}]({{this}}.md) {{#if @last}}|{{/if}}{{/each}}
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ hierarchy (`hierarchy = ["tag"]`).
 ```markdown
 ### {{id}}
 
-Created: {{date_format "%c" (created)}} Tags: {{#each tags}}#{{this}}{{#unless @last}}, {{/unless}}{{/each}}
+Created: {{date_format "%c" created}} Tags: {{#each tags}}#{{this}}{{#unless @last}}, {{/unless}}{{/each}}
 
 {{#each highlight}}> {{this}}{{/each}}
 
diff --git a/src/configuration.rs b/src/configuration.rs
index d5943a4..86e93e4 100644
--- a/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/src/configuration.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub static DEFAULT_NESTED_TAG: &str = "/";
 pub static DEFAULT_ANNOTATION_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"
 
 ### {{id}}
-Created: {{date_format "%c" (created)}}
+Created: {{date_format "%c" created}}
 Tags: {{#each tags}}{{this}}{{#unless @last}}, {{/unless}}{{/each}}
 
 {{#each highlight}}> {{this}}{{/each}}