diff --git a/api/service/route.go b/api/service/route.go
index fcb4a26277..2ad9699f7d 100644
--- a/api/service/route.go
+++ b/api/service/route.go
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func ToApisixRequest(routeRequest *RouteRequest) *ApisixRouteRequest {
 		// upstream path
 		proxyPath := routeRequest.UpstreamPath
 		if proxyPath != nil {
-			if proxyPath.UPathType == UPATHTYPE_STATIC {
+			if proxyPath.UPathType == UPATHTYPE_STATIC || proxyPath.UPathType == "" {
 				pr.Uri = proxyPath.To
 				pr.RegexUri = nil
 			} else {