diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index abf19409..98313f6b 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -250,13 +250,12 @@ module Jekyll
     #                   "next_page" => <Number> }}
     def paginate_posts(file, dir)
       all_posts = self.posts.sort { |a,b| b <=> a }
-      page = Page.new(self, self.source, dir, file)
 
       pages = Pager.calculate_pages(all_posts, self.config['paginate'].to_i)
 
       (1..pages).each do |num_page|
         pager = Pager.new(self.config, num_page, all_posts, pages)
-
+        page = Page.new(self, self.source, dir, file)
         page.render(self.layouts, site_payload.merge({'paginator' => pager.to_hash}))
         suffix = "page#{num_page}" if num_page > 1
         page.write(self.dest, suffix)