diff --git a/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
index 74f96a2195..04d612ef1c 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -69,4 +69,7 @@ const homePage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
 export default createFrontendPlugin({
   pluginId: 'home',
   extensions: [homePage],
+  routes: {
+    root: rootRouteRef,
+  },
 });