diff --git a/wire/core/Pages.php b/wire/core/Pages.php
index 93581d49..afc7bacc 100644
--- a/wire/core/Pages.php
+++ b/wire/core/Pages.php
@@ -1891,12 +1891,10 @@ class Pages extends Wire {
 		
 		if(empty($options)) return $this->wire(new Page());
 
-		$id = isset($options['id']) && $options['id'] > 0 ? (int) $options['id'] : null;
 		$options = $this->editor()->newPageOptions($options);
 		$template = isset($options['template']) ? $options['template'] : null;
 		$parent = isset($options['parent']) ? $options['parent'] : null;
 		$class = empty($options['pageClass']) ? 'Page' : $options['pageClass'];
-		if($id !== null) $options['id'] = $id;
 
 		unset($options['template'], $options['parent'], $options['pageClass']); 
 	
diff --git a/wire/core/PagesEditor.php b/wire/core/PagesEditor.php
index a2778084..f8f6c11f 100644
--- a/wire/core/PagesEditor.php
+++ b/wire/core/PagesEditor.php
@@ -1873,7 +1873,11 @@ class PagesEditor extends Wire {
 		if($template) $options['template'] = $template;
 		if($class) $options['pageClass'] = $class;
 		
-		unset($options['id']); // just in case it was there
+		if(isset($options['id']) && ctype_digit("$options[id]") && (int) $options['id'] > 0) {
+			$options['id'] = (int) $options['id'];
+		} else {
+			unset($options['id']);
+		}
 
 		return $options;
 	}