diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/ProxyRouteLocator.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/ProxyRouteLocator.java
index e082acef..b835a320 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/ProxyRouteLocator.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/ProxyRouteLocator.java
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ public class ProxyRouteLocator {
 		}
 
 		if (routesMap.get(DEFAULT_ROUTE) != null) {
-			String defaultServiceId = routesMap.get(DEFAULT_ROUTE).getServiceId();
+			ZuulRoute defaultRoute = routesMap.get(DEFAULT_ROUTE);
 			// Move the defaultServiceId to the end
 			routesMap.remove(DEFAULT_ROUTE);
-			routesMap.put(DEFAULT_ROUTE, new ZuulRoute(defaultServiceId));
+			routesMap.put(DEFAULT_ROUTE, defaultRoute);
 		}
 
 		LinkedHashMap<String, ZuulRoute> values = new LinkedHashMap<>();
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/ProxyRouteLocatorTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/ProxyRouteLocatorTests.java
index 2c8e2532..e7d29c45 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/ProxyRouteLocatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/ProxyRouteLocatorTests.java
@@ -143,6 +143,30 @@ public class ProxyRouteLocatorTests {
 		assertMapping(routesMap, "http://" + ASERVICE, ASERVICE);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testGetDefaultRoute() {
+		ProxyRouteLocator routeLocator = new ProxyRouteLocator(this.discovery, this.properties);
+		this.properties.getRoutes().put(ASERVICE, new ZuulRoute("/", ASERVICE));
+
+		Map<String, String> routesMap = routeLocator.getRoutes();
+
+		assertNotNull("routesMap was null", routesMap);
+		assertFalse("routesMap was empty", routesMap.isEmpty());
+		assertDefaultMapping(routesMap, ASERVICE);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetDefaultPhysicalRoute() {
+		ProxyRouteLocator routeLocator = new ProxyRouteLocator(this.discovery, this.properties);
+		this.properties.getRoutes().put(ASERVICE, new ZuulRoute("/", "http://" + ASERVICE));
+
+		Map<String, String> routesMap = routeLocator.getRoutes();
+
+		assertNotNull("routesMap was null", routesMap);
+		assertFalse("routesMap was empty", routesMap.isEmpty());
+		assertDefaultMapping(routesMap, "http://" + ASERVICE);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testIgnoreRoutes() {
 		ProxyRouteLocator routeLocator = new ProxyRouteLocator(this.discovery, this.properties);
@@ -199,4 +223,11 @@ public class ProxyRouteLocatorTests {
 	private String getMapping(String serviceId) {
 		return "/" + serviceId + "/**";
 	}
+
+	protected void assertDefaultMapping(Map<String, String> routesMap, String expectedRoute) {
+		String mapping = "/";
+		String route = routesMap.get(mapping);
+		assertEquals("routesMap had wrong value for " + mapping, expectedRoute,
+				route);
+	}
 }