diff --git a/app/http/controllers/ControllerTest.py b/app/http/controllers/ControllerTest.py
index 80798a1ca..e3290b1c9 100644
--- a/app/http/controllers/ControllerTest.py
+++ b/app/http/controllers/ControllerTest.py
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ def returns_a_view(self, view: View):
 
     def returns_a_dict(self):
         return {'id': 1}
+
+    def param(self):
+        return self.request.param('id')
diff --git a/masonite/helpers/routes.py b/masonite/helpers/routes.py
index daf89daa2..28b9ab73e 100644
--- a/masonite/helpers/routes.py
+++ b/masonite/helpers/routes.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def compile_route_to_regex(route):
                 regex += r'([a-zA-Z]+)'
             else:
                 # default
-                regex += r'(\w+)'
+                regex += r'([\w.-]+)'
             regex += r'\/'
 
             # append the variable name passed @(variable):int to a list
diff --git a/masonite/providers/RouteProvider.py b/masonite/providers/RouteProvider.py
index 50ce97d32..fc55d59f2 100644
--- a/masonite/providers/RouteProvider.py
+++ b/masonite/providers/RouteProvider.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ def register(self):
         pass
 
     def boot(self, router: Route, request: Request):
-
         # All routes joined
         for route in self.app.make('WebRoutes'):
 
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ def boot(self, router: Route, request: Request):
                 try:
                     parameter_dict = {}
                     for index, value in enumerate(matchurl.match(router.url).groups()):
-                        parameter_dict[router.generated_url_list()[
-                            index]] = value
+                        parameter_dict[router.generated_url_list()[index]] = value
                     request.set_params(parameter_dict)
                 except AttributeError:
                     pass
diff --git a/masonite/request.py b/masonite/request.py
index fd7ef78eb..7621613e0 100644
--- a/masonite/request.py
+++ b/masonite/request.py
@@ -732,8 +732,7 @@ def compile_route_to_url(self, route, params={}):
             if url:
                 # if the url contains a parameter variable like @id:int
                 if '@' in url:
-                    url = url.replace('@', '').replace(
-                        ':int', '').replace(':string', '')
+                    url = url.replace('@', '').split(':')[0]
                     compiled_url += str(params[url]) + '/'
                 else:
                     compiled_url += url + '/'
diff --git a/masonite/routes.py b/masonite/routes.py
index 79fea78d2..93fd9f543 100644
--- a/masonite/routes.py
+++ b/masonite/routes.py
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ def compile_route_to_regex(self, router):
 
         # Split the route
         split_given_route = self.route_url.split('/')
-
         # compile the provided url into regex
         url_list = []
         regex = '^'
@@ -360,8 +359,7 @@ def compile_route_to_regex(self, router):
 
                 # append the variable name passed @(variable):int to a list
                 url_list.append(
-                    regex_route.replace('@', '').replace(
-                        ':int', '').replace(':string', '')
+                    regex_route.replace('@', '').split(':')[0]
                 )
             else:
                 regex += regex_route + r'\/'
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_route_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_route_provider.py
index 5c775b6b8..129256810 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_route_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_route_provider.py
@@ -112,6 +112,29 @@ def test_url_with_dashes_finds_route(self):
 
         assert self.app.make('Request').param('endpoint') == 'user-endpoint'
 
+    def test_param_returns_param(self):
+        self.app.make('Route').url = '/test/1'
+        self.app.bind('WebRoutes', [get('/test/@id', ControllerTest.param)])
+
+        self.provider.boot(
+            self.app.make('Route'),
+            self.app.make('Request')
+        )
+
+        assert self.app.make('Response') == '1'
+
+    def test_custom_route_compiler_returns_param(self):
+        self.app.make('Route').url = '/test/1'
+        self.app.make('Route').compile('signed', r'([\w.-]+)')
+        self.app.bind('WebRoutes', [get('/test/@id:signed', ControllerTest.param)])
+
+        self.provider.boot(
+            self.app.make('Route'),
+            self.app.make('Request')
+        )
+
+        assert self.app.make('Response') == '1'
+
     def test_route_subdomain_ignores_routes(self):
         self.app.make('Route').url = '/test'
         self.app.make('Environ')['HTTP_HOST'] = 'subb.domain.com'
diff --git a/tests/test_requests.py b/tests/test_requests.py
index d6d13c458..6625fb559 100644
--- a/tests/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_requests.py
@@ -326,6 +326,18 @@ def test_redirect_compiles_url_with_multiple_parameters(self):
             'id': '1',
             'test': 'user',
         }
+        assert request.compile_route_to_url(route, params) == '/test/1/user'
+
+    def test_request_compiles_custom_route_compiler(self):
+        app = App()
+        app.bind('Request', self.request)
+        request = app.make('Request').load_app(app)
+
+        route = 'test/@id:signed'
+        params = {
+            'id': '1',
+        }
+        assert request.compile_route_to_url(route, params) == '/test/1'
 
 
     def test_redirect_compiles_url_with_http(self):
@@ -459,7 +471,11 @@ def test_contains_for_path_with_digit_and_wrong_contains(self):
 
     def test_contains_for_path_with_alpha_contains(self):
         self.request.path = '/test/path/joe' 
-        assert self.request.contains('/test/path/*:string')    
+        assert self.request.contains('/test/path/*:string')   
+
+    def test_contains_for_route_compilers(self):
+        self.request.path = '/test/path/joe' 
+        assert self.request.contains('/test/path/*:signed')    
 
     def test_contains_multiple_asteriks(self):
         self.request.path = '/dashboard/user/edit/1'