diff --git a/handlers/handlerpageview.cpp b/handlers/handlerpageview.cpp
index 082f80f..c16d224 100644
--- a/handlers/handlerpageview.cpp
+++ b/handlers/handlerpageview.cpp
@@ -90,19 +90,20 @@ Response HandlerPageView::handleRequest(PageDao &pageDao, std::string pagename,
 
 	std::optional<Revision> revision;
 	std::string templatepartname;
+	auto revisionDao = this->database->createRevisionDao();
 	try
 	{
 		if(revisionid > 0)
 		{
 			if(!effectivePermissions(pagename).canSeePageHistory())
 			{
-				auto current = this->database->createRevisionDao()->getCurrentForPage(pagename);
+				auto current = revisionDao->getCurrentForPage(pagename);
 				if(current && current->revision > revisionid)
 				{
 					return errorResponse("Error", "You are not allowed to view older revisions of this page");
 				}
 			}
-			revision = this->database->createRevisionDao()->getRevisionForPage(pagename, revisionid);
+			revision = revisionDao->getRevisionForPage(pagename, revisionid);
 			if(!revision)
 			{
 				return errorResponse("Revision not found", "No such revision found");
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ Response HandlerPageView::handleRequest(PageDao &pageDao, std::string pagename,
 					return r;
 				}
 			}
-			revision = this->database->createRevisionDao()->getCurrentForPage(pagename);
+			revision = revisionDao->getCurrentForPage(pagename);
 			templatepartname = "page_view";
 		}
 	}
@@ -175,6 +176,15 @@ Response HandlerPageView::handleRequest(PageDao &pageDao, std::string pagename,
 		}
 		return std::string{};
 	};
+
+	auto firstRevision = revisionDao->getRevisionForPage(pagename, 1);
+	if(!firstRevision)
+	{
+		return errorResponse("Error", "Could not get first revision for page, which is odd. Solar flares?");
+	}
+
+	dynamicVarsMap["createdon"] = utils::toISODate(firstRevision.value().timestamp);
+
 	std::string resolvedContent = parser.parseDynamics(revision->content, dynamicParseCallback);
 	if(revisionid > 0)
 	{