diff --git a/lib/liquid/context.rb b/lib/liquid/context.rb
index e93dcba..98c49ab 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/context.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/context.rb
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ module Liquid
   #
   #   context['bob']  #=> nil  class Context
   class Context
-    attr_reader :scopes, :errors, :registers, :environments, :resource_limits
+    attr_reader :scopes, :registers, :environments, :resource_limits
     attr_accessor :exception_handler
 
     def initialize(environments = {}, outer_scope = {}, registers = {}, rethrow_errors = false, resource_limits = nil)
       @environments     = [environments].flatten
       @scopes           = [(outer_scope || {})]
       @registers        = registers
-      @errors           = []
       @resource_limits  = resource_limits || ResourceLimits.new(Template.default_resource_limits)
       squash_instance_assigns_with_environments
 
@@ -30,10 +29,14 @@ module Liquid
         self.exception_handler = ->(e) { true }
       end
 
-      @interrupts = []
+      @interrupts = nil
       @filters = []
     end
 
+    def errors
+      @errors ||= []
+    end
+
     def strainer
       @strainer ||= Strainer.create(self, @filters)
     end
@@ -50,17 +53,17 @@ module Liquid
 
     # are there any not handled interrupts?
     def has_interrupt?
-      !@interrupts.empty?
+      @interrupts && !@interrupts.empty?
     end
 
     # push an interrupt to the stack. this interrupt is considered not handled.
     def push_interrupt(e)
-      @interrupts.push(e)
+      (@interrupts ||= []).push(e)
     end
 
     # pop an interrupt from the stack
     def pop_interrupt
-      @interrupts.pop
+      @interrupts.pop if @interrupts
     end
 
 
diff --git a/test/unit/context_unit_test.rb b/test/unit/context_unit_test.rb
index b649483..bf226f7 100644
--- a/test/unit/context_unit_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/context_unit_test.rb
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ class ContextUnitTest < Minitest::Test
     mock_empty = Spy.on_instance_method(Array, :empty?)
     mock_has_interrupt = Spy.on(@context, :has_interrupt?).and_call_through
 
+    @context.push_interrupt(StandardError.new)
     @context.has_interrupt?
 
     refute mock_any.has_been_called?