diff --git a/src/_include/lnm/http/router_internal.h b/src/_include/lnm/http/router_internal.h
index a2504fa..b98b80f 100644
--- a/src/_include/lnm/http/router_internal.h
+++ b/src/_include/lnm/http/router_internal.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct lnm_http_router {
   struct lnm_http_router *exact_children[128];
   struct lnm_http_router *single_segment_child;
   lnm_http_route *routes[lnm_http_method_total];
+  bool represents_route;
 };
 
 lnm_err lnm_http_route_init(lnm_http_route **out);
diff --git a/src/http/lnm_http_router.c b/src/http/lnm_http_router.c
index 6dee3c8..0fb127f 100644
--- a/src/http/lnm_http_router.c
+++ b/src/http/lnm_http_router.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "lnm/common.h"
@@ -51,7 +52,10 @@ lnm_err lnm_http_router_add(lnm_http_route **out, lnm_http_router *http_router,
 
     switch (c) {
     case ':':
-      LNM_RES(lnm_http_router_init(&http_router->single_segment_child));
+      if (http_router->single_segment_child == NULL) {
+        LNM_RES(lnm_http_router_init(&http_router->single_segment_child));
+      }
+
       http_router = http_router->single_segment_child;
 
       // All other characters in the segment are ignored
@@ -62,7 +66,10 @@ lnm_err lnm_http_router_add(lnm_http_route **out, lnm_http_router *http_router,
       // TODO multi-segment wildcard
       break;
     default:
-      LNM_RES(lnm_http_router_init(&http_router->exact_children[c]));
+      if (http_router->exact_children[c] == NULL) {
+        LNM_RES(lnm_http_router_init(&http_router->exact_children[c]));
+      }
+
       http_router = http_router->exact_children[c];
       path++;
       break;
@@ -74,7 +81,11 @@ lnm_err lnm_http_router_add(lnm_http_route **out, lnm_http_router *http_router,
   }
 
   LNM_RES(lnm_http_route_init(&http_router->routes[method]));
-  *out = http_router->routes[method];
+  http_router->represents_route = true;
+
+  if (out != NULL) {
+    *out = http_router->routes[method];
+  }
 
   return lnm_err_ok;
 }
@@ -88,10 +99,16 @@ lnm_http_route_err lnm_http_router_route(const lnm_http_route **out,
   }
 
   if (*path == '\0') {
-    *out = router->routes[method];
+    if (!router->represents_route) {
+      return lnm_http_route_err_unknown_route;
+    }
 
-    return *out == NULL ? lnm_http_route_err_unknown_method
-                        : lnm_http_route_err_match;
+    if (out != NULL) {
+      *out = router->routes[method];
+    }
+
+    return router->routes[method] == NULL ? lnm_http_route_err_unknown_method
+                                          : lnm_http_route_err_match;
   }
 
   lnm_http_route_err res = lnm_http_route_err_unknown_route;
diff --git a/test/routing.c b/test/routing.c
index acab1cc..a42923e 100644
--- a/test/routing.c
+++ b/test/routing.c
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 #include "test.h"
 
+#include "lnm/http/router.h"
+
+void test_routing_simple() {
+  lnm_http_router *router;
+  lnm_http_router_init(&router);
+
+  lnm_http_router_add(NULL, router, lnm_http_method_get, "/test");
+  lnm_http_router_add(NULL, router, lnm_http_method_get, "/test/test2");
+
+  TEST_CHECK(lnm_http_router_route(NULL, router, lnm_http_method_get, "/test") == lnm_http_route_err_match);
+  TEST_CHECK(lnm_http_router_route(NULL, router, lnm_http_method_get, "/test/te") == lnm_http_route_err_unknown_route);
+  TEST_CHECK(lnm_http_router_route(NULL, router, lnm_http_method_head, "/test/test2") == lnm_http_route_err_unknown_method);
+  TEST_CHECK(lnm_http_router_route(NULL, router, lnm_http_method_get, "/test/test2") == lnm_http_route_err_match);
+}
+
 TEST_LIST = {
+  { "routing simple", test_routing_simple },
   { NULL, NULL }
 };