diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php b/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
index bf100a1c9..ef97aa70d 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
@@ -418,17 +418,6 @@ class Controller extends Extendable
                     throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get('cms::lang.ajax_handler.not_found', ['name'=>$handler]));
                 }
 
-                /*
-                 * If the handler returned an array, we should add it to output for rendering.
-                 * If it is a string, add it to the array with the key "result".
-                 */
-                if (is_array($result)) {
-                    $responseContents = array_merge($responseContents, $result);
-                }
-                elseif (is_string($result)) {
-                    $responseContents['result'] = $result;
-                }
-
                 /*
                  * Render partials and return the response as array that will be converted to JSON automatically.
                  */
@@ -456,6 +445,17 @@ class Controller extends Extendable
                 if ($this->hasAssetsDefined()) {
                     $responseContents['X_OCTOBER_ASSETS'] = $this->getAssetPaths();
                 }
+                
+                /*
+                 * If the handler returned an array, we should add it to output for rendering.
+                 * If it is a string, add it to the array with the key "result".
+                 */
+                if (is_array($result)) {
+                    $responseContents = array_merge($responseContents, $result);
+                }
+                elseif (is_string($result)) {
+                    $responseContents['result'] = $result;
+                }
 
                 return Response::make()->setContent($responseContents);
             }