diff --git a/src/rss.nim b/src/rss.nim
index d013f2b..08ef60c 100644
--- a/src/rss.nim
+++ b/src/rss.nim
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ proc mixRssFeeds*(
     case feed.kind
     of Atom:
       entries.add parseAtom(fetched)
+
+      entries[^1].items = entries[^1].items.mapIt(
+        block:
+          var item = it
+          if feed.timeFormat.len != 0 and item.pubDate.isSome():
+            # if the IDE screams at you here, ignore it
+            item.pubdate =
+              some(parse(item.pubDate.get(), feed.timeFormat).format(atomTimeFormat))
+          if item.updated.isSome():
+            item.updated =
+              some(parse(item.updated.get(), feed.timeFormat).format(atomTimeFormat))
+
+          item
+      )
     of RSSv2:
       entries.add parseRss(fetched)