diff --git a/classes/controller.php b/classes/controller.php
index 6b5010a2..7983f159 100644
--- a/classes/controller.php
+++ b/classes/controller.php
@@ -718,7 +718,8 @@ class AdminController
             $data = $this->post;
 
             // Find new parent page in order to build the path.
-            $parent = empty(trim($data['route'], '/')) ? $pages->root() : $pages->dispatch($data['route'], true);
+            $route = trim($data['route'], '/');
+            $parent = empty($route) ? $pages->root() : $pages->dispatch($data['route'], true);
             // And then get the current page.
             $page = $this->admin->page(true);