diff --git a/modules/event_route/event_route.c b/modules/event_route/event_route.c
index 7ccf78efe5e..51ff13f8c15 100644
--- a/modules/event_route/event_route.c
+++ b/modules/event_route/event_route.c
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ static evi_reply_sock* scriptroute_parse(str socket)
 	LM_DBG("route is <%.*s> idx %d\n", sock->address.len, sock->address.s, idx);
 	sock->flags |= EVI_ADDRESS;
 
+	sock->flags |= SCRIPTROUTE_FLAG;
+
 	return sock;
 }