diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
index f9d60fbacb..02ddb3454b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
@@ -2608,8 +2608,8 @@
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
index 1ebfebf1e4..56c4059f95 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
@@ -305,8 +305,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
() => controllerType.FullName,
() => typeof(IRenderMvcController).FullName,
() => typeof(ControllerBase).FullName);
- //exit as we cannnot route to the custom controller, just route to the standard one.
- return def;
+
+ //we cannot route to this custom controller since it is not of the correct type so we'll continue with the defaults
+ // that have already been set above.
}
}