diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/clean-dom-on-route-change.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/clean-dom-on-route-change.js
index e7f02766588..41d841f8d0e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/clean-dom-on-route-change.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/initializers/clean-dom-on-route-change.js
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ export default {
     const router = container.lookup("router:main");
 
     router.on("routeDidChange", (transition) => {
+      if (transition.isAborted) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       scheduleOnce("afterRender", container, _clean, transition);
     });
   },