diff --git a/src/ttfrog/web.py b/src/ttfrog/web.py
index 9f6f509..42acfc4 100644
--- a/src/ttfrog/web.py
+++ b/src/ttfrog/web.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def relative_uri(path: str = ""):
 
 def get_parent(table: str, uri: str):
     try:
-        parent_uri = uri.strip("/").split("/", -1)[0]
+        parent_uri = uri.strip("/").rsplit("/", 1)[0]
     except IndexError:
         return None
 
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ def index():
 @app.web.route(f"{app.config.VIEW_URI}/<path:table>/<path:path>", methods=["GET"])
 @app.web.route(f"{app.config.VIEW_URI}/<path:path>", methods=["GET"], defaults={'table': 'Page'})
 def view(table, path):
-    return rendered(get_page(request.path, table=table, create_okay=True))
+    parent = get_parent(table, relative_uri())
+    return rendered(get_page(request.path, table=table, create_okay=parent.doc_id is not None))
 
 
 @app.web.route(f"{app.config.VIEW_URI}/<path:table>/<path:path>", methods=["POST"])
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ def edit(table, path):
     uri = relative_uri()
     parent = get_parent(table, uri)
     if not parent:
-        return Response(f"Parent for {uri} does not exist.", status=403)
+        return Response("You cannot create a page at this location.", status=403)
 
     # get or create the docoument at this uri
     page = get_page(uri, table=table, create_okay=True)