diff --git a/app/models/structured_error.rb b/app/models/structured_error.rb
index 9ce2f00a..3291423d 100644
--- a/app/models/structured_error.rb
+++ b/app/models/structured_error.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ class StructuredError < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :structured_error_attributes
 
   def self.create_from_template(template, message_buffer, submission)
-    instance = create(error_template: template, submission:)
-    template.error_template_attributes.each do |attribute|
-      StructuredErrorAttribute.create_from_template(attribute, instance, message_buffer)
-    end
-    instance
+    create(
+      error_template: template,
+      submission:,
+      structured_error_attributes: template.error_template_attributes.filter_map do |attribute|
+        StructuredErrorAttribute.create_from_template(attribute, message_buffer)
+      end
+    )
   end
 
   def hint
diff --git a/app/models/structured_error_attribute.rb b/app/models/structured_error_attribute.rb
index 85aee7e3..8f42f5b5 100644
--- a/app/models/structured_error_attribute.rb
+++ b/app/models/structured_error_attribute.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ class StructuredErrorAttribute < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :structured_error
   belongs_to :error_template_attribute
 
-  def self.create_from_template(attribute, structured_error, message_buffer)
+  def self.create_from_template(attribute, message_buffer)
     value = nil
     result = message_buffer.match(attribute.regex)
     if !result.nil? && result.captures.size.positive?
       value = result.captures[0]
     end
-    create(structured_error:, error_template_attribute: attribute, value:,
-      match: !result.nil?)
+    create(error_template_attribute: attribute, value:, match: !result.nil?)
   end
 end