diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2921f8a04..20032c332 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ## 04/xx/2017
 
 1. [](#bugfix)
+    * Fix for redirects breaking [#1420](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/1420)
     * Fix issue in direct-install with github-style dependencies [#1405](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/1405)
 
 # v1.2.1
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php
index c7ca2dd7a..ab8825538 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ class Pages
                 $config = $this->grav['config'];
 
                 // See if route matches one in the site configuration
-                $route = $config->get("site.routes.{$route}");
-                if ($route) {
-                    $page = $this->dispatch($route, $all);
+                $site_route = $config->get("site.routes.{$route}");
+                if ($site_route) {
+                    $page = $this->dispatch($site_route, $all);
                 } else {
                     // Try Regex style redirects
                     $uri = $this->grav['uri'];