diff --git a/example/routing.c b/example/routing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 47d02b3..0000000
--- a/example/routing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "lnm/log.h"
-#include "lnm/loop.h"
-#include "lnm/http/loop.h"
-
-lnm_err ctx_init(void **c_ctx, void *gctx) {
-  *c_ctx = NULL;
-
-  return lnm_err_ok;
-}
-
-void ctx_reset(void *c_ctx) {}
-void ctx_free(void *c_ctx) {}
-
-lnm_http_step_err print_step(lnm_http_conn *conn) {
-  lnm_http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
-
-  const lnm_http_route_match_segment *seg = lnm_http_route_match_get(&ctx->match, "key");
-  lnm_linfo("main", "key: %.*s", seg->len, ctx->req.buf.s + ctx->req.path.o + seg->start);
-  return lnm_http_step_err_done;
-}
-
-int main() {
-  lnm_http_loop *hl;
-
-  lnm_http_loop_init(&hl, NULL, ctx_init,
-                     ctx_reset,
-                     ctx_free);
-
-  lnm_http_router *router;
-  lnm_http_router_init(&router);
-
-  lnm_http_route *route;
-  lnm_http_router_add(&route, router, lnm_http_method_get, "/:key");
-  lnm_http_route_step_append(route, print_step, false);
-
-  lnm_http_loop_router_set(hl, router);
-
-  lnm_log_init_global();
-  lnm_log_register_stdout(lnm_log_level_debug);
-
-  printf("res = %i\n", lnm_http_loop_run(hl, 8080, 1, 0));
-}
diff --git a/include/lnm/http/loop.h b/include/lnm/http/loop.h
index 3731f34..892723a 100644
--- a/include/lnm/http/loop.h
+++ b/include/lnm/http/loop.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ typedef struct lnm_http_loop_ctx {
   lnm_http_loop_state state;
   lnm_http_req req;
   lnm_http_res res;
-  lnm_http_route_match match;
+  const lnm_http_route *route;
   lnm_http_step *cur_step;
   lnm_http_loop_gctx *g;
   void *c;
diff --git a/src/http/lnm_http_loop_ctx.c b/src/http/lnm_http_loop_ctx.c
index 848fe86..87741e2 100644
--- a/src/http/lnm_http_loop_ctx.c
+++ b/src/http/lnm_http_loop_ctx.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void lnm_http_loop_ctx_reset(lnm_http_loop_ctx *ctx) {
   lnm_http_req_reset(&ctx->req);
   lnm_http_res_reset(&ctx->res);
 
+  ctx->route = NULL;
   ctx->cur_step = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/lnm_http_loop_process.c b/src/http/lnm_http_loop_process.c
index 91b9254..e6a405e 100644
--- a/src/http/lnm_http_loop_process.c
+++ b/src/http/lnm_http_loop_process.c
@@ -58,10 +58,13 @@ void lnm_http_loop_process_route(lnm_http_conn *conn) {
   lnm_http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
   const lnm_http_loop_gctx *gctx = ctx->g;
 
-  switch (lnm_http_router_route(&ctx->match, gctx->router, ctx->req.method,
+  lnm_http_route_match match;
+
+  switch (lnm_http_router_route(&match, gctx->router, ctx->req.method,
                                 ctx->req.buf.s + ctx->req.path.o)) {
   case lnm_http_route_err_match:
-    ctx->cur_step = ctx->match.route->step;
+    ctx->route = match.route;
+    ctx->cur_step = match.route->step;
     ctx->state = lnm_http_loop_state_parse_headers;
     break;
   case lnm_http_route_err_unknown_method:
diff --git a/src/http/lnm_http_route.c b/src/http/lnm_http_route.c
index 9901b79..231a89d 100644
--- a/src/http/lnm_http_route.c
+++ b/src/http/lnm_http_route.c
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@ lnm_err lnm_http_route_init(lnm_http_route **out) {
   return lnm_err_ok;
 }
 
-void lnm_http_route_free(lnm_http_route *route) {
-  if (route == NULL) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  lnm_http_route_segment_trie_free(route->key_segments);
-  free(route);
-}
-
 lnm_err lnm_http_route_segment_trie_init(lnm_http_route_segment_trie **out) {
   lnm_http_route_segment_trie *trie =
       calloc(1, sizeof(lnm_http_route_segment_trie));
diff --git a/src/http/lnm_http_router.c b/src/http/lnm_http_router.c
index e735e02..dddf882 100644
--- a/src/http/lnm_http_router.c
+++ b/src/http/lnm_http_router.c
@@ -15,22 +15,13 @@ lnm_err lnm_http_router_init(lnm_http_router **out) {
   return lnm_err_ok;
 }
 
-void lnm_http_router_free(lnm_http_router *router) {
-  if (router == NULL) {
+void lnm_http_route_free(lnm_http_route *route) {
+  if (route == NULL) {
     return;
   }
 
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < 128; i++) {
-    lnm_http_router_free(router->exact_children[i]);
-  }
-
-  lnm_http_router_free(router->single_segment_child);
-
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < lnm_http_method_total; i++) {
-    lnm_http_route_free(router->routes[i]);
-  }
-
-  free(router);
+  lnm_http_route_segment_trie_free(route->key_segments);
+  free(route);
 }
 
 static bool is_ascii(const char *s) {
@@ -62,10 +53,10 @@ lnm_err lnm_http_router_add(lnm_http_route **out, lnm_http_router *http_router,
 
     switch (c) {
     case ':': {
-      const char *next_slash_ptr = strchr(path + 1, '/');
+      const char *next_slash_ptr = strchr(path, '/');
       const char *new_path =
-          next_slash_ptr == NULL ? strchr(path + 1, '\0') : next_slash_ptr;
-      size_t key_len = new_path - (path + 1);
+          next_slash_ptr == NULL ? strchr(path, '\0') : next_slash_ptr;
+      size_t key_len = new_path - path - 1;
 
       if (key_len == 0) {
         res = lnm_err_invalid_route;
diff --git a/test/routing.c b/test/routing.c
index e18b695..788caaa 100644
--- a/test/routing.c
+++ b/test/routing.c
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #include "test.h"
 
-#include "lnm/http/loop.h"
+#include "lnm/http/router.h"
 
 void test_routing_simple() {
   lnm_http_router *router;
-  TEST_CHECK(lnm_http_router_init(&router) == lnm_err_ok);
+  lnm_http_router_init(&router);
 
   TEST_CHECK(lnm_http_router_add(NULL, router, lnm_http_method_get, "/test") == lnm_err_ok);
   TEST_CHECK(lnm_http_router_add(NULL, router, lnm_http_method_get, "/test/test2") == lnm_err_ok);
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ void test_routing_simple() {
   TEST_CHECK((segment = lnm_http_route_match_get(&match, "hello")) != NULL);
   TEST_CHECK(segment->start == 6);
   TEST_CHECK(segment->len == 8);
-
-  lnm_http_router_free(router);
 }
 
 TEST_LIST = {