diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js
index 9d8e487be0f..c7b2d6c5ec3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Discourse.Route.buildRoutes(function() {
     });
 
     // the homepage is the first item of the 'top_menu' site setting
-    var homepage = PreloadStore.get('siteSettings').top_menu.split("|")[0];
+    var homepage = PreloadStore.get('siteSettings').top_menu.split("|")[0].split(",")[0];
     this.route(homepage, { path: '/' });
 
     this.route('categories', { path: '/categories' });