diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
index 84702aff98..3f870431a3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 					//the template Alias should always be already saved with a safe name.
                     //if there are hyphens in the name and there is a hijacked route, then the Action will need to be attributed
                     // with the action name attribute.
-                    var templateName = global::umbraco.cms.helpers.Casing.SafeAlias(publishedContentRequest.Template.Alias.Split('.')[0]);
+                    var templateName = global::umbraco.cms.helpers.Casing.SafeAlias(publishedContentRequest.Template.Split('.')[0]);
 					def.ActionName = templateName;
 				}