diff --git a/modules/feedreader/widget.go b/modules/feedreader/widget.go
index 87388db6..678c8566 100644
--- a/modules/feedreader/widget.go
+++ b/modules/feedreader/widget.go
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ package feedreader
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mmcdole/gofeed"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/wtf"
 )
 
+const (
+	publishedDateLayout = "Mon, 02 2006 15:04:05"
+)
+
 // FeedItem represents an item returned from an RSS or Atom feed
 type FeedItem struct {
 	item   *gofeed.Item
@@ -147,7 +152,10 @@ func (widget *Widget) contentFrom(data []*FeedItem) string {
 // feedItems are sorted by published date
 func (widget *Widget) sort(feedItems []*FeedItem) []*FeedItem {
 	sort.Slice(feedItems, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return feedItems[i].item.Published > feedItems[j].item.Published
+		iTime, _ := time.Parse(publishedDateLayout, feedItems[i].item.Published)
+		jTime, _ := time.Parse(publishedDateLayout, feedItems[j].item.Published)
+
+		return iTime.After(jTime)
 	})
 
 	return feedItems