diff --git a/src/resources/projects/website/listing/item-default.ejs.md b/src/resources/projects/website/listing/item-default.ejs.md
index 278b153b32..edaebc664f 100644
--- a/src/resources/projects/website/listing/item-default.ejs.md
+++ b/src/resources/projects/website/listing/item-default.ejs.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ print(`<div class="metadata-value listing-${field}">${listing.utilities.outputLi
 <% } %>
 </div>
 <div class="metadata"><a href="<%- item.path %>" class="no-external">
-<% if (fields.includes('date') && item.date) { %><div class="listing-date">`<%= item.date %>`{=html}</div><% } %>
+<% if (fields.includes('date') && item.date) { %><div class="listing-date"><%= item.date %></div><% } %>
 <% if (fields.includes('author') && item.author) { %><div class="listing-author"><%= item.author %></div><% } %>
 <% if (fields.includes('reading-time') && item['reading-time']) { %> <div class="listing-reading-time"><%= item['reading-time'] %></div> <% } %>
 <% for (const field of otherFields) { %>
diff --git a/src/resources/projects/website/listing/item-grid.ejs.md b/src/resources/projects/website/listing/item-grid.ejs.md
index 860e77ad6a..a584349734 100644
--- a/src/resources/projects/website/listing/item-grid.ejs.md
+++ b/src/resources/projects/website/listing/item-grid.ejs.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const flexJustify = showField('author') && showField('date') ? "justify" : showF
 <% if (showField('author') || showField('date')) { %>
 <div class="card-attribution card-text-small <%-flexJustify%>">
 <% if (showField('author')) { %><div class="listing-author"><%= item.author %></div><% } %>
-<% if (showField('date')) { %><div class="listing-date">`<%= item.date %>`{=html}</div><% } %>
+<% if (showField('date')) { %><div class="listing-date"><%= item.date %></div><% } %>
 </div>
 <% } %>
 
diff --git a/src/resources/projects/website/listing/listing-default.ejs.md b/src/resources/projects/website/listing/listing-default.ejs.md
index 079f301cfa..c95f18c77d 100644
--- a/src/resources/projects/website/listing/listing-default.ejs.md
+++ b/src/resources/projects/website/listing/listing-default.ejs.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 :::{.list .quarto-listing-default}
-```{=html}
+``````{=html}
 <% for (const item of items) { %>
 <% partial('item-default.ejs.md', {listing, item, utils }) %>
 <% } %>
-```
+``````
 :::