diff --git a/src/Taxonomies/Taxonomy.php b/src/Taxonomies/Taxonomy.php
index 8c61204c02..a404c141cc 100644
--- a/src/Taxonomies/Taxonomy.php
+++ b/src/Taxonomies/Taxonomy.php
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public function layout($layout = null)
         return $this
             ->fluentlyGetOrSet('layout')
             ->getter(function ($layout) {
-                return $layout ?? 'layout';
+                return $layout ?? config('statamic.routes.layout', 'layout');
             })
             ->args(func_get_args());
     }