diff --git a/client/src/router.js b/client/src/router.js
index 751ad456b6..4fc49b4994 100644
--- a/client/src/router.js
+++ b/client/src/router.js
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ const Router = Backbone.Router.extend(/** @lends Router# */ {
         }
 
         if (string.indexOf('&') === -1 && string.indexOf('=') === -1) {
-            return string;
+            return {[string]: true};
         }
 
         const options = {};