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 91afe00d..1db05ef6 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
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 @Slf4j
 public class ProxyRouteLocator {
 
-	public static final String DEFAULT_ROUTE = "/";
+	public static final String DEFAULT_ROUTE = "/**";
 
 	private DiscoveryClient discovery;
 
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 09455f09..5fc0e6b3 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
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class ProxyRouteLocatorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testGetDefaultRoute() {
 		ProxyRouteLocator routeLocator = new ProxyRouteLocator(this.discovery, this.properties);
-		this.properties.getRoutes().put(ASERVICE, new ZuulRoute("/", ASERVICE));
+		this.properties.getRoutes().put(ASERVICE, new ZuulRoute("/**", ASERVICE));
 
 		Map<String, String> routesMap = routeLocator.getRoutes();
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class ProxyRouteLocatorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testGetDefaultPhysicalRoute() {
 		ProxyRouteLocator routeLocator = new ProxyRouteLocator(this.discovery, this.properties);
-		this.properties.getRoutes().put(ASERVICE, new ZuulRoute("/", "http://" + ASERVICE));
+		this.properties.getRoutes().put(ASERVICE, new ZuulRoute("/**", "http://" + ASERVICE));
 
 		Map<String, String> routesMap = routeLocator.getRoutes();
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class ProxyRouteLocatorTests {
 	}
 
 	protected void assertDefaultMapping(Map<String, String> routesMap, String expectedRoute) {
-		String mapping = "/";
+		String mapping = "/**";
 		String route = routesMap.get(mapping);
 		assertEquals("routesMap had wrong value for " + mapping, expectedRoute,
 				route);