diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
index e6b6b140..8c5b1800 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
@@ -163,21 +163,14 @@ class InstagramExtractor(Extractor):
                 "post_id": reel_id,
                 "post_shortcode": shortcode_from_id(reel_id),
             }
-
             if "title" in post:
                 data["highlight_title"] = post["title"]
-            if "created_at" in post:
-                data["post_date"] = data["date"] = text.parse_timestamp(
-                    post.get("created_at"))
 
         else:  # regular image/video post
-            date = text.parse_timestamp(post.get("taken_at"))
             data = {
                 "post_id" : post["pk"],
                 "post_shortcode": post["code"],
                 "post_url": "{}/p/{}/".format(self.root, post["code"]),
-                "post_date": date,
-                "date": date,
                 "likes": post.get("like_count", 0),
                 "pinned": post.get("timeline_pinned_user_ids", ()),
                 "liked": post.get("has_liked", False),
@@ -218,7 +211,8 @@ class InstagramExtractor(Extractor):
         data["owner_id"] = owner["pk"]
         data["username"] = owner.get("username")
         data["fullname"] = owner.get("full_name")
-
+        data["post_date"] = data["date"] = text.parse_timestamp(
+            post.get("taken_at") or post.get("created_at") or post.get("seen"))
         data["_files"] = files = []
         for num, item in enumerate(items, 1):