diff --git a/src/user/settings.js b/src/user/settings.js
index 1ebe04ebc5..7b78ea3c72 100644
--- a/src/user/settings.js
+++ b/src/user/settings.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			topicSearchEnabled: data.topicSearchEnabled,
 			delayImageLoading: data.delayImageLoading,
 			groupTitle: data.groupTitle,
-			homePageRoute: (data.homePageCustom || (data.homePageRoute !== 'custom' ? data.homePageRoute : '') || '').replace(/^\//, ''),
+			homePageRoute : ((data.homePageRoute === 'custom' ? data.homePageCustom : data.homePageRoute) || '').replace(/^\//, ''),
 			scrollToMyPost: data.scrollToMyPost
 		};