diff --git a/src/wiktextract_wrapper.py b/src/wiktextract_wrapper.py
index ee2ef7844c3c440f3977a662f1b6743c2a37d911..e9b9c223ea788d3553f9432fa04da0c072593bed 100644
--- a/src/wiktextract_wrapper.py
+++ b/src/wiktextract_wrapper.py
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ from wikitextprocessor import Wtp, Page
 
 db_path = "./sqlite.db"
 
+DEFAULT_PAGE_VALUES = {
+      "namespace_id": 0,
+      "model": 'wikitext',
+}
 class Wiktextract:
   def __init__(self, wiktlang:str, wordlang:str):
     self.wiktlang = wiktlang
@@ -30,17 +34,22 @@ class Wiktextract:
     self.page_handler.wxr = wxr
 
   def parse_page(self, title:str, wikicode:str):
-    # add page to the database
-    self.page_handler.wxr.wtp.add_page(title=title, namespace_id=0, body=wikicode, model='wikitext')
+    # add page to the database (making it accessible to LUA templates)
+    self.page_handler.wxr.wtp.add_page(title=title, namespace_id=DEFAULT_PAGE_VALUES["namespace_id"], body=wikicode, model=DEFAULT_PAGE_VALUES["model"])
 
-    # create a page object
+    # create a page object (for parsing)
     page = Page(title, 0, None, True, wikicode, 'wikitext')
 
     # parse the page
     success, ret, err = self.page_handler(page)
+    result, parsing_errors = ret
+
+    # remove the page from the database
+    self.page_handler.wxr.wtp.db_conn.execute("DELETE FROM pages WHERE title = ? AND model = ?", (title, DEFAULT_PAGE_VALUES["model"]))
+    self.page_handler.wxr.wtp.db_conn.commit()
 
     if success:
-      return ret
+      return result
     else:
       raise Exception(err)