diff --git a/packages/web-app-webfinger/src/index.ts b/packages/web-app-webfinger/src/index.ts
index 11fc257e97f..184ff97ef47 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-webfinger/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/web-app-webfinger/src/index.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@ const appInfo = {
 
 const routes = () => [
   {
-    name: 'root',
+    name: 'webfinger-root',
     path: '/',
     redirect: () => {
       return { name: 'webfinger-resolve' }
-    },
-    meta: {
-      root: true
     }
   },
   {
@@ -30,7 +27,8 @@ const routes = () => [
     component: Resolve,
     meta: {
       authContext: 'user',
-      title: $gettext('Resolve ownCloud')
+      title: $gettext('Resolve ownCloud'),
+      root: true
     }
   }
 ]
diff --git a/packages/web-runtime/src/container/bootstrap.ts b/packages/web-runtime/src/container/bootstrap.ts
index b9871763223..525d966a2fe 100644
--- a/packages/web-runtime/src/container/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/packages/web-runtime/src/container/bootstrap.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,12 @@ export const announceDefaults = ({
     defaultExtensionId = appIds[0]
   }
 
-  const route = store.getters.getNavItemsByExtension(defaultExtensionId)[0]?.route
+  let route = store.getters.getNavItemsByExtension(defaultExtensionId)[0]?.route
+  if (!route) {
+    route = router.getRoutes().find((r) => {
+      return r.path.startsWith(`/${defaultExtensionId}`) && r.meta?.root === true
+    })
+  }
   if (route) {
     router.addRoute({
       path: '/',