diff --git a/headless-services/manifest-yaml-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/ManifestYmlSchema.java b/headless-services/manifest-yaml-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/ManifestYmlSchema.java
index 241c42215..3bf3bde01 100644
--- a/headless-services/manifest-yaml-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/ManifestYmlSchema.java
+++ b/headless-services/manifest-yaml-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/ManifestYmlSchema.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class ManifestYmlSchema implements YamlSchema {
 	public final AbstractType t_route_string;
 
 	private static final Set<String> TOPLEVEL_EXCLUDED = ImmutableSet.of(
-		"name", "host", "hosts"
+		"name", "host", "hosts", "routes"
 	);
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/headless-services/manifest-yaml-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/ManifestYamlEditorTest.java b/headless-services/manifest-yaml-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/ManifestYamlEditorTest.java
index 79abdc17d..0bc27aaa1 100644
--- a/headless-services/manifest-yaml-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/ManifestYamlEditorTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/manifest-yaml-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/ManifestYamlEditorTest.java
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ public class ManifestYamlEditorTest {
 				// ---------------
 				"random-route: <*>",
 				// ---------------
-				"routes:\n"+
-				"- route: <*>",
+//				"routes:\n"+
+//				"- route: <*>",
 				// ---------------
 				"services:\n"+
 				"- <*>",