diff --git a/lib/controller-extensions.js b/lib/controller-extensions.js
index 91af2b1..e5bfb77 100644
--- a/lib/controller-extensions.js
+++ b/lib/controller-extensions.js
@@ -75,7 +75,20 @@ Controller.prototype.render = function render(view, params, callback) {
     file = calcView(compound, file, params);
 
     if (!layout) {
-        return self.renderView(file);
+        return self.renderView(file, function(err, html) {
+            if(err) {
+                return self.next(err);
+            }
+
+            if (self.logger) {
+                self.logger.emit('render', file, "NONE", Date.now() - start);
+            }
+
+            self.res.send(html);
+            if (self.context.inAction) {
+                return self.next();
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     self.renderView(file, function(err, html) {
@@ -83,11 +96,20 @@ Controller.prototype.render = function render(view, params, callback) {
             return self.next(err);
         }
         self.viewContext.body = html;
-        self.renderView(layout);
-        if (self.logger) {
-            self.logger.emit('render', file, layout, Date.now() - start);
-        }
+        self.renderView(layout, function(err, html) {
+            if(err) {
+                return self.next(err);
+            }
 
+            if (self.logger) {
+                self.logger.emit('render', file, layout, Date.now() - start);
+            }
+
+            self.res.send(html);
+            if (self.context.inAction) {
+                return self.next();
+            }
+        });
     });
 
     function getLayoutName() {
@@ -152,14 +174,7 @@ Controller.prototype.renderView = function renderView(view, callback) {
             throw err;
         }
     }
-    if (callback) {
-        this.res.render(filename, this.viewContext, callback);
-    } else {
-        this.res.render(filename, this.viewContext);
-        if (this.context.inAction) {
-            this.next();
-        }
-    }
+    this.res.render(filename, this.viewContext, callback);
 };
 
 Controller.prototype.helpers = function () {