diff --git a/combo/public/views.py b/combo/public/views.py
index bf35b5ec..6ed152d5 100644
--- a/combo/public/views.py
+++ b/combo/public/views.py
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ def skeleton(request):
             redirect_url = utils.get_templated_url(page.redirect_url)
         except utils.TemplateError:
             continue
+        if not redirect_url:
+            continue
         if source.startswith(redirect_url):
             if selected_page is None or len(redirect_url) > len(selected_page.get_redirect_url()):
                 selected_page = page
diff --git a/tests/test_public.py b/tests/test_public.py
index fdd495c7..f7375a51 100644
--- a/tests/test_public.py
+++ b/tests/test_public.py
@@ -331,6 +331,14 @@ def test_page_skeleton(app):
     assert "This page doesn't exist" in resp.text
     assert resp.status_code == 200
 
+    # do not consider empty redirection
+    Page.objects.all().delete()
+    page = Page(title='EmptyRedirection', slug='emptyredir', template_name='standard',
+            redirect_url='{{ is_empty }}')
+    page.save()
+    resp = app.get('/__skeleton__/?source=%s' % quote('http://127.0.0.1:8999/'))
+    assert resp.headers['x-combo-page-id'] == '__root'
+
 
 def test_subpage_location(app):
     Page.objects.all().delete()