diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation+Extension.swift b/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation+Extension.swift
index 002e7d4..468bf40 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation+Extension.swift
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation+Extension.swift
@@ -39,49 +39,37 @@ public enum PopBackError: MVMError, CustomStringConvertible {
 @objc
 public extension MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation {
     
+    /// Attempt to navigate to the controller with the given load object. Return the controller that we navigated to if successful.
     @objc
     @MainActor
     func goToViewController(loadObject: MVMCoreLoadObject) async -> UIViewController? {
         guard loadObject.requestParameters?.replaceViewIfOnStackElseLoadWithStyle == true,
               let pageType = loadObject.pageType else { 
-            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "CACHEDFEED: Controller shouldn't be replaced.")
+            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "\(type(of: self)): A new controller should be made and any existing shouldn't be replaced. pageType:\(String(describing: loadObject.pageType))")
             return nil
         }
-        guard let newVC = MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.shared()?.createMFViewController(ofTemplate: loadObject.pageJSON?.optionalStringForKey("template"), pageType: pageType) else {
-            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "CACHEDFEED: Failed to create a new controller")
+        let template = loadObject.pageJSON?.optionalStringForKey("template")
+        guard let controllerMappingObject = MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.shared()?.getViewControllerMapping(forTemplate: template, pageType: pageType) else {
+            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "\(type(of: self)): Failed to create a new controller. template:\(String(describing: template)) page:\(pageType)")
             return nil
         }
-        let type = type(of: newVC)
-        guard let viewController = await NavigationHandler.shared().navigateToViewController(of: pageType, controllerType: type) else {
-            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "CACHEDFEED: No matching controller found for \(pageType) \(type).")
+        var controllerType: AnyClass?
+        if let programmaticMapping = controllerMappingObject as? MVMCoreViewControllerProgrammaticMappingObject {
+            controllerType = programmaticMapping.viewControllerClass
+        } else if let newVC = MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.shared()?.createMFViewController(ofTemplate: loadObject.pageJSON?.optionalStringForKey("template"), pageType: pageType) {
+            // Need to create the view controller to fetch the type.
+            controllerType = type(of: newVC)
+        }  else {
+            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "\(type(of: self)): Failed to create a new controller. template:\(String(describing: template)) page:\(pageType)")
             return nil
         }
-        MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "CACHEDFEED: Navigated to controller of \(pageType) \(type).")
+        
+        guard let viewController = await NavigationHandler.shared().navigateToViewController(of: pageType, controllerType: controllerType) else {
+            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "\(type(of: self)): No matching controller found in the hierarchy. Will need to create a new controller. pageType:\(pageType) controllerType:\(String(describing: controllerType)).")
+            return nil
+        }
+        MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "\(type(of: self)): Navigated to controller. pageType:\(pageType) controllerType:\(String(describing: controllerType))")
         return viewController
-//        MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation.loadFinished(loadObject, loadedViewController: nil, errorObject: nil)
-//
-//        
-//        guard let index = NavigationHandler.shared().navigationController?.viewControllers.firstIndex(where: { controller in
-//            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "CACHEDFEED: Compare controller pageType:\(pageType) controllerPageType:\((controller as? MVMCoreViewControllerProtocol)?.pageType) type:\(type(of: controller)) newType:\(type(of: newVC))")
-//            return (controller as? MVMCoreViewControllerProtocol)?.pageType == pageType && type(of: controller) == type(of: newVC)
-//        }) else {
-//            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "CACHEDFEED: No matching controller found.")
-//            return true
-//        }
-//        if index == NavigationHandler.shared().navigationController!.viewControllers.count - 1 {
-//            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "CACHEDFEED: Controller is already showing.")
-//            Task {
-//                MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation.loadFinished(loadObject, loadedViewController: nil, errorObject: nil)
-//            }
-//        } else {
-//            MVMCoreLoggingHandler.logDebugMessage(withDelegate: "CACHEDFEED: Pop back to controller.")
-//            guard let operation = try? NavigationHandler.shared().getOperationPopToViewController(with: pageType, navigationController: loadObject.requestParameters?.navigationController, delegateObject: loadObject.delegateObject, animated: !(loadObject.requestParameters?.shouldNotAnimatePush ?? false)) else { return true }
-//            Task {
-//                await navigate(with: operation, loadObject: loadObject)
-//                MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation.loadFinished(loadObject, loadedViewController: nil, errorObject: nil)
-//            }
-//        }
-//        return false
     }
     
     @objc
@@ -117,11 +105,9 @@ public extension MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation {
     func navigate(with navigationOperation: NavigationOperation, loadObject: MVMCoreLoadObject?) async {
         // stop any loading animation we may have started if we are about to display
         cancellable = NavigationHandler.shared().onNavigation
-            .filter { $0.0 == .willNavigate }
+            .filter { $0.0 == .willNavigate && navigationOperation == $0.1 }
             .sink { [weak self] (event, operation) in
-            if navigationOperation == operation {
-                self?.stopLoadingAnimationIfNeeded()
-            }
+            self?.stopLoadingAnimationIfNeeded()
         }
         await NavigationHandler.shared().navigate(with: navigationOperation)
         cancellable = nil
diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/MainProtocols/MVMCoreViewManagerProtocol.h b/MVMCore/MVMCore/MainProtocols/MVMCoreViewManagerProtocol.h
index 41438be..6875bb0 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/MainProtocols/MVMCoreViewManagerProtocol.h
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/MainProtocols/MVMCoreViewManagerProtocol.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 - (nullable NSArray*)getAccessibilityElements; //AccessibilityElements that are owned by Manager.
 
-/// Attempt to navigate to the controller. Return true if navigation occured.
+/// Attempt to navigate to the controller. Return the controller that we navigated to if successful.
 - (void)navigateToViewControllerOfPageType:(nonnull NSString *)pageType controllerType:(_Nullable Class)controllerType completionHandler:(void (^ __nullable)(UIViewController * _Nullable viewController))completionHandler;
 
 @optional
diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/ViewControllerMapping/MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.h b/MVMCore/MVMCore/ViewControllerMapping/MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.h
index 27b6078..58e4f2e 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/ViewControllerMapping/MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.h
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/ViewControllerMapping/MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 // For pages external to the mobile first framework to be added to the view controller mapping.
 - (void)addToTemplateViewControllerMapping:(nullable NSDictionary <NSString *,NSObject <MVMCoreViewControllerMappingProtocol>*>*)map;
 
+// Transition function: A mix of new and legacy.
+- (nullable NSObject <MVMCoreViewControllerMappingProtocol>*)getViewControllerMappingForTemplate:(nullable NSString *)templateID pageType:(nullable NSString *)pageType;
+
 // Transition function: A mix of new and legacy.
 - (nullable UIViewController <MVMCoreViewControllerProtocol> *)createMFViewControllerOfTemplate:(nullable NSString *)templateID pageType:(nullable NSString *)pageType;
 
diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/ViewControllerMapping/MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.m b/MVMCore/MVMCore/ViewControllerMapping/MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.m
index f79d501..7d57034 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/ViewControllerMapping/MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.m
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/ViewControllerMapping/MVMCoreViewControllerMappingObject.m
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (nullable NSObject <MVMCoreViewControllerMappingProtocol>*)getViewControllerMappingForTemplate:(nullable NSString *)templateID pageType:(nullable NSString *)pageType {
+    if (templateID) {
+        return [self getViewControllerMappingForTemplate:templateID];
+    } else if (pageType) {
+        return [self getViewControllerMappingForPageType:pageType];
+    } else {
+        return nil;
+    }
+}
+
 // Transition function: A mix of new and legacy.
 - (nullable UIViewController <MVMCoreViewControllerProtocol> *)createMFViewControllerOfTemplate:(nullable NSString *)templateID pageType:(nullable NSString *)pageType {
     if (templateID) {