diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index 60093e8f..d9152b9d 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ module Jekyll
       posts = read_content(dir, '_posts', Post)
 
       posts.each do |post|
-        if post.published? && (future || post.date <= time)
-          aggregate_post_info(post)
-        end
+        aggregate_post_info(post) if publisher.publish?(post)
       end
     end
 
@@ -391,5 +389,9 @@ module Jekyll
       name.gsub!(/(^|\b\s)\s+($|\s?\b)/, '\\1\\2')
       name.gsub(/\s+/, '_')
     end
+
+    def publisher
+      @publisher ||= Publisher.new(self)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_post.rb b/test/test_post.rb
index d7a57510..87644e24 100644
--- a/test/test_post.rb
+++ b/test/test_post.rb
@@ -417,12 +417,12 @@ class TestPost < Test::Unit::TestCase
     context "initializing posts" do
       should "publish when published yaml is no specified" do
         post = setup_post("2008-02-02-published.textile")
-        assert_equal true, post.published?
+        assert_equal true, @site.send(:publisher).publish?(post)
       end
 
       should "not published when published yaml is false" do
         post = setup_post("2008-02-02-not-published.textile")
-        assert_equal false, post.published?
+        assert_equal false, @site.send(:publisher).publish?(post)
       end
 
       should "recognize date in yaml" do