diff --git a/src/controllers/home.js b/src/controllers/home.js
index 4b69e719c7..d8fa7a1d83 100644
--- a/src/controllers/home.js
+++ b/src/controllers/home.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const meta = require('../meta');
 const user = require('../user');
 
 function adminHomePageRoute() {
-	return (meta.config.homePageRoute || meta.config.homePageCustom || '').replace(/^\/+/, '') || 'categories';
+	return ((meta.config.homePageRoute === 'custom' ? meta.config.homePageCustom : meta.config.homePageRoute) || 'categories').replace(/^\//, '');
 }
 
 async function getUserHomeRoute(uid) {