diff --git a/content/config.yml b/content/config.yml
index fae8986..a6fd773 100644
--- a/content/config.yml
+++ b/content/config.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ twig_config:                        # Twig template engine config
 ##
 # Content
 #
-date_format: %D %T                  # Pico's default date format;
+date_format: "%D %T"                # Pico's default date format;
                                     #     See https://php.net/manual/en/function.strftime.php for more info
 pages_order_by_meta: author         # Sort pages by meta value "author" (set "pages_order_by" to "meta")
 pages_order_by: alpha               # Change how Pico sorts pages ("alpha" for alphabetical order, "date", or "meta")
diff --git a/sites/default/config.yml b/sites/default/config.yml
index b2db793..be1d858 100644
--- a/sites/default/config.yml
+++ b/sites/default/config.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ twig_config:                        # Twig template engine config
 ##
 # Content
 #
-date_format: %D %T                  # Pico's default date format;
+date_format: "%D %T"                # Pico's default date format;
                                     #     See https://php.net/manual/en/function.strftime.php for more info
 pages_order_by_meta: author         # Sort pages by meta value "author" (set "pages_order_by" to "meta")
 pages_order_by: alpha               # Change how Pico sorts pages ("alpha" for alphabetical order, "date", or "meta")