Front_page settings is ignored

Since version 1.63 (28 April) the parameter front_page in config.php is ignored. A user will now see the ‘dashboard’.

config.php

$config['front_page'] = 'pages/devices.inc.php';
bash-4.2$ ./validate.php
====================================
Component | Version
--------- | -------
LibreNMS  | 1.63
DB Schema | 2020_04_19_010532_eventlog_sensor_reference_cleanup (164)
PHP       | 7.2.27
MySQL     | 5.5.64-MariaDB
RRDTool   | 1.4.8
SNMP      | NET-SNMP 5.7.2
====================================

[OK]    Composer Version: 1.10.5
[OK]    Dependencies up-to-date.
[OK]    Database connection successful
[OK]    Database schema correct

Does anyone know if this is a bug or if with the release of version 1.63 it needs to be configured in a different way?