diff --git a/pagetree.rkt b/pagetree.rkt
index c67b2f5..78e976d 100644
--- a/pagetree.rkt
+++ b/pagetree.rkt
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
 
 
 (define+provide (validate-pagetree x)
-  (let ([pagenodes (pagetree->list x)])
-    (and
-     (txexpr? x)
-     (andmap (λ(p) (or (pagenode? p) (error (format "validate-pagetree: \"~a\" is not a valid pagenode" p)))) pagenodes)
-     (try (members-unique?/error pagenodes)
-          (except [exn:fail? (λ(e) (error (format "validate-pagetree: ~a" (exn-message e))))]))
-     x)))
+  (and (txexpr? x)
+       (let ([pagenodes (pagetree->list x)])
+         (and
+          (andmap (λ(p) (or (pagenode? p) (error (format "validate-pagetree: \"~a\" is not a valid pagenode" p)))) pagenodes)
+          (try (members-unique?/error pagenodes)
+               (except [exn:fail? (λ(e) (error (format "validate-pagetree: ~a" (exn-message e))))]))
+          x))))
 
 
 (define+provide (pagetree? x)
diff --git a/reader-base.rkt b/reader-base.rkt
index bb128ff..6337f8c 100644
--- a/reader-base.rkt
+++ b/reader-base.rkt
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
     (datum->syntax file-contents 
                    `(module pollen-lang-module pollen 
                       (define reader-mode ',reader-mode)
-                      (define reader-here-path ,(if (symbol? path-string) (symbol->string path-string) (path->string path-string)))
+                      (define reader-here-path ,(cond
+                                                  [(symbol? path-string) (symbol->string path-string)]
+                                                  [(equal? path-string "unsaved editor") path-string]
+                                                  [else (path->string path-string)]))
                       ,(require+provide-project-require-files path-string)
                       ,@file-contents) 
                    file-contents)))