diff --git a/components/com_content/src/View/Article/HtmlView.php b/components/com_content/src/View/Article/HtmlView.php
index b29f6ceb50d4c..9ed4f4e3cb343 100644
--- a/components/com_content/src/View/Article/HtmlView.php
+++ b/components/com_content/src/View/Article/HtmlView.php
@@ -126,47 +126,33 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		$active       = $app->getMenu()->getActive();
 		$temp         = clone $this->params;
 
-		// Check to see which parameters should take priority
-		if ($active)
+		// Check to see which parameters should take priority. If the active menu item link to the current article, then
+		// the menu item params take priority
+		if ($active
+			&& $active->component == 'com_content'
+			&& isset($active->query['view'], $active->query['id'])
+			&& $active->query['view'] == 'article'
+			&& $active->query['id'] == $item->id)
 		{
-			$currentLink = $active->link;
-
-			// If the current view is the active item and an article view for this article, then the menu item params take priority
-			if (strpos($currentLink, 'view=article') && strpos($currentLink, '&id=' . (string) $item->id))
+			// Load layout from active query (in case it is an alternative menu item)
+			if (isset($active->query['layout']))
 			{
-				// Load layout from active query (in case it is an alternative menu item)
-				if (isset($active->query['layout']))
-				{
-					$this->setLayout($active->query['layout']);
-				}
-				// Check for alternative layout of article
-				elseif ($layout = $item->params->get('article_layout'))
-				{
-					$this->setLayout($layout);
-				}
-
-				// $item->params are the article params, $temp are the menu item params
-				// Merge so that the menu item params take priority
-				$item->params->merge($temp);
+				$this->setLayout($active->query['layout']);
 			}
-			else
+			// Check for alternative layout of article
+			elseif ($layout = $item->params->get('article_layout'))
 			{
-				// Current view is not a single article, so the article params take priority here
-				// Merge the menu item params with the article params so that the article params take priority
-				$temp->merge($item->params);
-				$item->params = $temp;
-
-				// Check for alternative layouts (since we are not in a single-article menu item)
-				// Single-article menu item layout takes priority over alt layout for an article
-				if ($layout = $item->params->get('article_layout'))
-				{
-					$this->setLayout($layout);
-				}
+				$this->setLayout($layout);
 			}
+
+			// $item->params are the article params, $temp are the menu item params
+			// Merge so that the menu item params take priority
+			$item->params->merge($temp);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			// Merge so that article params take priority
+			// The active menu item is not linked to this article, so the article params take priority here
+			// Merge the menu item params with the article params so that the article params take priority
 			$temp->merge($item->params);
 			$item->params = $temp;