diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Routing/NewDefaultUrlProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Routing/NewDefaultUrlProvider.cs
index 3818bc2776..bbc0f4011b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Routing/NewDefaultUrlProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Routing/NewDefaultUrlProvider.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class NewDefaultUrlProvider : IUrlProvider
 
             // although we are passing in culture here, if any node in this path is invariant, it ignores the culture anyways so this is ok
             var route = GetLegacyRouteFormatById(key, culture);
-            if (route == null)
+            if (route == null || route == "#")
             {
                 continue;
             }