diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/AreaRegistrationExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/AreaRegistrationExtensions.cs
index b67d73880e..2df33c17f2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/AreaRegistrationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/AreaRegistrationExtensions.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
                     controllerPluginRoute.DataTokens = new RouteValueDictionary();
                 }
                 //look in this namespace to create the controller
-                controllerPluginRoute.DataTokens.Add("Namespaces", controllerType.Namespace); 
+                controllerPluginRoute.DataTokens.Add("Namespaces", new[] {controllerType.Namespace});
             }
 
             //constraints: only match controllers ending with 'controllerSuffixName' and only match this controller's ID for this route            
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebBootManager.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebBootManager.cs
index 0e571b4455..c682f466b8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebBootManager.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebBootManager.cs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
             {                
                 route.DataTokens = new RouteValueDictionary();
             }
-            route.DataTokens.Add("Namespaces", meta.ControllerNamespace); //look in this namespace to create the controller
+            route.DataTokens.Add("Namespaces", new[] {meta.ControllerNamespace}); //look in this namespace to create the controller
             route.DataTokens.Add("umbraco", "api"); //ensure the umbraco token is set
         }