diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocator.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocator.java
index 483599f2..28ccdf85 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocator.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocator.java
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ public class SimpleRouteLocator implements RouteLocator, Ordered {
 	@Override
 	public Route getMatchingRoute(final String path) {
 
+		return getSimpleMatchingRoute(path);
+
+	}
+
+	protected Route getSimpleMatchingRoute(final String path) {
 		if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			log.debug("Finding route for path: " + path);
 		}
@@ -102,29 +107,31 @@ public class SimpleRouteLocator implements RouteLocator, Ordered {
 
 		String adjustedPath = adjustPath(path);
 
-		ZuulRoute route = null;
+		ZuulRoute route = getZuulRoute(adjustedPath);
+
+		return getRoute(route, adjustedPath);
+	}
+
+	protected ZuulRoute getZuulRoute(String adjustedPath) {
 		if (!matchesIgnoredPatterns(adjustedPath)) {
 			for (Entry<String, ZuulRoute> entry : this.routes.get().entrySet()) {
 				String pattern = entry.getKey();
 				log.debug("Matching pattern:" + pattern);
 				if (this.pathMatcher.match(pattern, adjustedPath)) {
-					route = entry.getValue();
-					break;
+					return entry.getValue();
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			log.debug("route matched=" + route);
-		}
-
-		return getRoute(route, adjustedPath);
-
+		return null;
 	}
 
-	private Route getRoute(ZuulRoute route, String path) {
+	protected Route getRoute(ZuulRoute route, String path) {
 		if (route == null) {
 			return null;
 		}
+		if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+			log.debug("route matched=" + route);
+		}
 		String targetPath = path;
 		String prefix = this.properties.getPrefix();
 		if (path.startsWith(prefix) && this.properties.isStripPrefix()) {