diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index 60cc7929..1912db48 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ var _16 = function(redrawService0) {
 			return
 		}
 		
-		if (component.view == null) throw new Error("m.mount(element, component) expects a component, not a vnode")
+		if (component.view == null && typeof component !== "function") throw new Error("m.mount(element, component) expects a component, not a vnode")
 		
 		var run0 = function() {
 			redrawService0.render(root, Vnode(component))
@@ -1119,11 +1119,12 @@ var _20 = function($window, redrawService0) {
 		routeService.defineRoutes(routes, function(payload, params, path) {
 			var update = lastUpdate = function(routeResolver, comp) {
 				if (update !== lastUpdate) return
-				component = comp != null && typeof comp.view === "function" ? comp : "div", attrs3 = params, currentPath = path, lastUpdate = null
+				component = comp != null && (typeof comp.view === "function" || typeof comp === "function")? comp : "div"
+				attrs3 = params, currentPath = path, lastUpdate = null
 				render1 = (routeResolver.render || identity).bind(routeResolver)
 				run1()
 			}
-			if (payload.view) update({}, payload)
+			if (payload.view || typeof payload === "function") update({}, payload)
 			else {
 				if (payload.onmatch) {
 					Promise.resolve(payload.onmatch(params, path)).then(function(resolved) {
diff --git a/mithril.min.js b/mithril.min.js
index 60afe23c..17a1bd88 100644
--- a/mithril.min.js
+++ b/mithril.min.js
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