diff --git a/layouts/partials/templates/opengraph.html b/layouts/partials/templates/opengraph.html
index 13e7b2bd..9e8df143 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/templates/opengraph.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/templates/opengraph.html
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 {{- if .IsPage }}
 {{- $iso8601 := "2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00" -}}
 <meta property="article:section" content="{{ .Section }}" />
-{{ with .PublishDate }}<meta property="article:published_time" content="{{ .Format $iso8601 }}" />{{ end }}
-{{ with .Lastmod }}<meta property="article:modified_time" content="{{ .Format $iso8601 }}" />{{ end }}
+{{ with .PublishDate }}<meta property="article:published_time" {{ .Format $iso8601 | printf "content=%q" | safeHTMLAttr }} />{{ end }}
+{{ with .Lastmod }}<meta property="article:modified_time" {{ .Format $iso8601 | printf "content=%q" | safeHTMLAttr }} />{{ end }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- with .Params.audio }}<meta property="og:audio" content="{{ . }}" />{{ end }}