diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/RenderModeBoundary.razor b/Oqtane.Client/UI/RenderModeBoundary.razor
index b82f9da8..a0ab867e 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/RenderModeBoundary.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/RenderModeBoundary.razor
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @namespace Oqtane.UI
-@inject SiteState ComponentSiteState // can refer to either a static or interactive SiteState - it depends on the render mode
+@inject SiteState ComponentSiteState
 @inject IStringLocalizer<ModuleInstance> Localizer
 @inject ILogService LoggingService
 @inherits ErrorBoundary
diff --git a/Oqtane.Shared/Models/Route.cs b/Oqtane.Shared/Models/Route.cs
index 7d5b8833..56dcc3b1 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Shared/Models/Route.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Shared/Models/Route.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ namespace Oqtane.Models
     /// </summary>
     public class Route
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// parameterless constructor to prevent deserialization exceptions
+        /// </summary>
+        public Route() { }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// default constructor
         /// the route parameter can be obtained from NavigationManager.Uri on client or HttpContext.Request.GetEncodedUrl() on server