diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/item_group/item_group.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/item_group/item_group.py
index 3484fe2e55..3feff6b595 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/item_group/item_group.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/item_group/item_group.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class ItemGroup(NestedSet, WebsiteGenerator):
 				self.route = frappe.get_doc('Item Group', self.parent_item_group).route + '/'
 
 			self.route += self.scrub(self.item_group_name)
+			
+			return self.route
 
 	def after_rename(self, olddn, newdn, merge=False):
 		NestedSet.after_rename(self, olddn, newdn, merge)
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
index 686c5d887e..d15673922e 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Item(WebsiteGenerator):
 
 	def make_route(self):
 		if not self.route:
-			self.route = frappe.db.get_value('Item Group', self.item_group, 'route') + '/' + self.scrub(self.item_name)
+			return frappe.db.get_value('Item Group', self.item_group, 'route') + '/' + self.scrub(self.item_name)
 
 	def get_parents(self, context):
 		item_group, route = frappe.db.get_value('Item Group', self.item_group, ['name', 'route'])