diff --git a/page.go b/page.go
index afe6fb2..a2f54c3 100644
--- a/page.go
+++ b/page.go
@@ -30,20 +30,20 @@ func NewPage(path string, content []byte) *Page {
 		dateStr := base[:len(layout)]
 		if time, err := time.Parse(layout, dateStr); err == nil {
 			page.Date = time
-		}
-		// Remove the date from the path
-		base = base[len(layout):]
-		if len(base) > 0 {
-			// Remove a leading dash
-			if base[0] == '-' {
-				base = base[1:]
-			}
+			// Remove the date from the path
+			base = base[len(layout):]
 			if len(base) > 0 {
-				dir := pathpkg.Dir(path)
-				if dir == "." {
-					dir = ""
+				// Remove a leading dash
+				if base[0] == '-' {
+					base = base[1:]
+				}
+				if len(base) > 0 {
+					dir := pathpkg.Dir(path)
+					if dir == "." {
+						dir = ""
+					}
+					path = pathpkg.Join(dir, base)
 				}
-				path = pathpkg.Join(dir, base)
 			}
 		}
 	}