diff --git a/__tests__/components/ArticleCard.test.tsx b/__tests__/components/ArticleCard.test.tsx
index 458eb11..ffe898a 100644
--- a/__tests__/components/ArticleCard.test.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/components/ArticleCard.test.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const mockArticle: Article = {
   excerpt: 'The beloved series returns.',
   featured_image: null,
   published_at: '2026-05-28T00:00:00Z',
+  date_created: '2026-05-28T00:00:00Z',
   is_featured: false,
   seo_title: null,
   seo_description: null,
diff --git a/__tests__/lib/directus.test.ts b/__tests__/lib/directus.test.ts
index 4af6b65..596a380 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/directus.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/lib/directus.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('getArticleBySlug', () => {
       {
         id: '1', title: 'Frieren S2', slug: 'frieren-s2', status: 'published',
         content: '<p>Body</p>', excerpt: 'Short', featured_image: null,
-        published_at: '2026-05-28T00:00:00Z', is_featured: false,
+        published_at: '2026-05-28T00:00:00Z', date_created: '2026-05-28T00:00:00Z', is_featured: false,
         seo_title: null, seo_description: null,
         category: { id: '1', name: 'Anime', slug: 'anime', description: null },
         tags: [],
diff --git a/app/[category]/[slug]/page.tsx b/app/[category]/[slug]/page.tsx
index cff6551..0418b41 100644
--- a/app/[category]/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[category]/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ export default async function ArticlePage({ params }: Props) {
 
   if (!article) notFound()
 
-  const publishedDate = article.published_at
+  const dateToFormat = article.published_at ?? article.date_created
+  const publishedDate = dateToFormat
     ? new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
         year: 'numeric',
         month: 'long',
         day: 'numeric',
-      }).format(new Date(article.published_at))
+      }).format(new Date(dateToFormat))
     : null
 
   return (
diff --git a/lib/directus.ts b/lib/directus.ts
index 6923dc4..af591c4 100644
--- a/lib/directus.ts
+++ b/lib/directus.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function getArticleBySlug(slug: string): Promise<Article | null> {
     readItems('articles', {
       fields: [
         'id', 'title', 'slug', 'status', 'content', 'excerpt',
-        'featured_image', 'published_at', 'is_featured',
+        'featured_image', 'published_at', 'date_created', 'is_featured',
         'seo_title', 'seo_description',
         'category.id', 'category.name', 'category.slug',
         'tags.tags_id.id', 'tags.tags_id.name', 'tags.tags_id.slug',
diff --git a/lib/types.ts b/lib/types.ts
index 57ec863..eaaba32 100644
--- a/lib/types.ts
+++ b/lib/types.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface Article {
   excerpt: string | null
   featured_image: string | null
   published_at: string | null
+  date_created: string | null
   is_featured: boolean
   seo_title: string | null
   seo_description: string | null