diff --git a/quartz.config.ts b/quartz.config.ts
index 5c2c411b..1f7399a8 100644
--- a/quartz.config.ts
+++ b/quartz.config.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
       Plugin.FrontMatter(),
       Plugin.TableOfContents(),
       Plugin.CreatedModifiedDate({
-        priority: ["frontmatter", "filesystem"], // you can add 'git' here for last modified from Git but this makes the build slower
+        // you can add 'git' here for last modified from Git
+        // if you do rely on git for dates, ensure defaultDateType is 'modified'
+        priority: ["frontmatter", "filesystem"],
       }),
       Plugin.Latex({ renderEngine: "katex" }),
       Plugin.SyntaxHighlighting(),