diff --git a/src/_data/links.js b/src/_data/links.js
index cbb0a7e4..bf45c246 100644
--- a/src/_data/links.js
+++ b/src/_data/links.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default async function () {
       title: link['title'],
       url: link['source_url'],
       tags: [...new Set(Object.keys(link['tags']))],
-      date: link['updated_at'],
+      date: `${link['updated_at'] || link['created_at']}`,
       summary: link['summary'],
       note: link['notes'],
       description: `${link['summary']}<br/><br/>`,