diff --git a/tembo/journal/pages.py b/tembo/journal/pages.py
index ebf8bbd..72238a6 100644
--- a/tembo/journal/pages.py
+++ b/tembo/journal/pages.py
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class ScopedPageCreator(PageCreator):
         self.page_path = ""
         self.filename = ""
         self.extension = ""
+        self.path_error: MismatchedTokenError | None = None
+        self.template_error: MismatchedTokenError | None = None
+
 
     def create_page(
         self,
@@ -84,8 +87,6 @@ class ScopedPageCreator(PageCreator):
         self.page_path = page_path
         self.filename = filename
         self.extension = extension
-        path_error: MismatchedTokenError | None = None
-        template_error: MismatchedTokenError | None = None
 
         # get the path of the scoped page
         path = self._convert_to_path(
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ class ScopedPageCreator(PageCreator):
         try:
             path = pathlib.Path(self._substitute_tokens(str(path), user_input, name))
         except MismatchedTokenError as mismatched_path_error:
-            path_error = mismatched_path_error
+            self.path_error = mismatched_path_error
         # get the template file
         if template_filename is not None:
             # load the template file contents and substitute tokens
@@ -105,14 +106,14 @@ class ScopedPageCreator(PageCreator):
                     template_contents, user_input, name
                 )
             except MismatchedTokenError as mismatched_template_error:
-                template_error = mismatched_template_error
+                self.template_error = mismatched_template_error
         else:
             template_contents = ""
-        if path_error is not None or template_error is not None:
+        if self.path_error is not None or self.template_error is not None:
             # self.__mismatched_token_error(path_error, template_error)
-            if path_error.args[0] > template_error.args[0]:
+            if self.path_error.args[0] > self.template_error.args[0]:
                 print("path_token_count > template_token_count")
-            elif template_error.args[0] > path_error.args[0]:
+            elif self.template_error.args[0] > self.path_error.args[0]:
                 print("template_token_count > path_token_count")
         return ScopedPage(path, template_contents)