diff --git a/libraries/joomla/document/document.php b/libraries/joomla/document/document.php
index d23c5a8ea697a..dab0784e4ab04 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/document/document.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/document/document.php
@@ -277,27 +277,28 @@ public static function getInstance($type = 'html', $attributes = array())
 		{
 			$type = preg_replace('/[^A-Z0-9_\.-]/i', '', $type);
 			$path = __DIR__ . '/' . $type . '/' . $type . '.php';
+			$rawpath = __DIR__ . '/raw/raw.php';
 			$ntype = null;
 
-			// Check if the document type exists
-			if (!file_exists($path))
-			{
-				// Default to the raw format
-				$ntype = $type;
-				$type = 'raw';
-			}
-
 			// Determine the path and class
 			$class = 'JDocument' . $type;
 
 			if (!class_exists($class))
 			{
-				$path = __DIR__ . '/' . $type . '/' . $type . '.php';
-
 				if (file_exists($path))
 				{
 					require_once $path;
 				}
+				// Default to the raw format
+				elseif (file_exists($rawpath))
+				{
+					$ntype = $type;
+					$type = 'raw';
+
+					$class = 'JDocument' . $type;
+
+					require_once $rawpath;
+				}
 				else
 				{
 					// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart