diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index d3bc62d6a3..e86bbce574 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -188,15 +188,11 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 				return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 			}
 
-			if (req.params.slug && cid + '/' + req.params.slug !== results.categoryData.slug) {
-				return helpers.notFound(req, res);
-			}
-
 			if (!results.privileges.read) {
 				return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
 			}
 
-			if (!req.params.slug && results.categoryData.slug && results.categoryData.slug !== cid + '/') {
+			if ((!req.params.slug || results.categoryData.slug !== cid + '/' + req.params.slug) && (results.categoryData.slug && results.categoryData.slug !== cid + '/')) {
 				return helpers.redirect(res, '/category/' + encodeURI(results.categoryData.slug));
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index b7c27324ee..4e2ade5868 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -43,15 +43,11 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		function (results, next) {
 			userPrivileges = results.privileges;
 
-			if (userPrivileges.disabled || (req.params.slug && tid + '/' + req.params.slug !== results.topic.slug)) {
-				return helpers.notFound(req, res);
-			}
-
 			if (!userPrivileges.read || (parseInt(results.topic.deleted, 10) && !userPrivileges.view_deleted)) {
 				return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
 			}
 
-			if (!req.params.slug && results.topic.slug && results.topic.slug !== tid + '/') {
+			if ((!req.params.slug || results.topic.slug !== tid + '/' + req.params.slug) && (results.topic.slug && results.topic.slug !== tid + '/')) {
 				return helpers.redirect(res, '/topic/' + encodeURI(results.topic.slug));
 			}