diff --git a/core/src/components/router/router.tsx b/core/src/components/router/router.tsx
index 2c7a53e860..769b398779 100644
--- a/core/src/components/router/router.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/router/router.tsx
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ export class Router {
     const redirect = routeRedirect(path, redirects);
     let redirectFrom: string[]|null = null;
     if (redirect) {
-      this.setPath(redirect.to, intent);
+      this.setPath(redirect.to!, intent);
       redirectFrom = redirect.from;
-      path = redirect.to;
+      path = redirect.to!;
     }
 
     // lookup route chain
diff --git a/core/src/components/router/utils/matching.ts b/core/src/components/router/utils/matching.ts
index 94fc3cd24c..a9ade2e1a3 100644
--- a/core/src/components/router/utils/matching.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/router/utils/matching.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { RouteChain, RouteID, RouteRedirect } from './interface';
 
 
-export function matchesRedirect(input: string[], route: RouteRedirect): route is Required<RouteRedirect> {
+export function matchesRedirect(input: string[], route: RouteRedirect): route is RouteRedirect {
   const {from, to} = route;
   if (to === undefined) {
     return false;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function matchesRedirect(input: string[], route: RouteRedirect): route is
 }
 
 export function routeRedirect(path: string[], routes: RouteRedirect[]) {
-  return routes.find(route => matchesRedirect(path, route)) as Required<RouteRedirect> | undefined;
+  return routes.find(route => matchesRedirect(path, route)) as RouteRedirect | undefined;
 }