diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Website/Routing/EagerMatcherPolicy.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Website/Routing/EagerMatcherPolicy.cs
index 3fe0814a153f..4c68d3428edb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Website/Routing/EagerMatcherPolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Website/Routing/EagerMatcherPolicy.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ public async Task ApplyAsync(HttpContext httpContext, CandidateSet candidates)
         }
 
         // If there's only one candidate, we don't need to do anything.
-        if (candidates.Count < 2)
+        var candidateCount = candidates.Count;
+        if (candidateCount < 2)
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -85,6 +86,14 @@ public async Task ApplyAsync(HttpContext httpContext, CandidateSet candidates)
         RouteEndpoint? dynamicEndpoint = null;
         for (var i = 0; i < candidates.Count; i++)
         {
+            if (candidates.IsValidCandidate(i) is false)
+            {
+                // If the candidate is not valid we reduce the candidate count so we can later ensure that there is always
+                // at least 1 candidate.
+                candidateCount -= 1;
+                continue;
+            }
+
             CandidateState candidate = candidates[i];
 
             // If it's not a RouteEndpoint there's not much we can do to count it in the order.
@@ -123,7 +132,7 @@ public async Task ApplyAsync(HttpContext httpContext, CandidateSet candidates)
         // Invalidate the dynamic route if another route has a lower order.
         // This means that if you register your static route after the dynamic route, the dynamic route will take precedence
         // This more closely resembles the existing behaviour.
-        if (dynamicEndpoint is not null && dynamicId is not null && dynamicEndpoint.Order > lowestOrder)
+        if (dynamicEndpoint is not null && dynamicId is not null && dynamicEndpoint.Order > lowestOrder && candidateCount > 1)
         {
             candidates.SetValidity(dynamicId.Value, false);
         }