diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/RedirectUrlRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/RedirectUrlRepository.cs
index 6ab29aa47e..5e9a8413b4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/RedirectUrlRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/RedirectUrlRepository.cs
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Persistence.Repositories.Implement
             var urlHash = url.GenerateHash<SHA1>();
             Sql<ISqlContext> sql = GetBaseQuery(false)
                 .Where<RedirectUrlDto>(x => x.Url == url && x.UrlHash == urlHash &&
-                                            (x.Culture == culture.ToLower() || x.Culture == string.Empty))
+                                            (x.Culture == culture.ToLower() || x.Culture == null || x.Culture == string.Empty))
                 .OrderByDescending<RedirectUrlDto>(x => x.CreateDateUtc);
             List<RedirectUrlDto> dtos = Database.Fetch<RedirectUrlDto>(sql);
             RedirectUrlDto dto = dtos.FirstOrDefault(f => f.Culture == culture.ToLower());
 
             if (dto == null)
             {
-                dto = dtos.FirstOrDefault(f => f.Culture == string.Empty);
+                dto = dtos.FirstOrDefault(f => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(f.Culture));
             }
 
             return dto == null ? null : Map(dto);