diff --git a/route/route.js b/route/route.js
index 83167f053a5..c654c3efac2 100644
--- a/route/route.js
+++ b/route/route.js
@@ -27,13 +27,25 @@ steal('can/observe', 'can/util/string/deparam', function() {
         // variables are present in the data, the number of matches is returned 
         // to allow discerning between general and more specific routes. 
 		matchesData = function(route, data) {
-			var count = 0, i = 0;
+			var count = 0, i = 0, defaults = {};
+			// look at default values, if they match ...
+			for( var name in route.defaults ) {
+				if(route.defaults[name] === data[name]){
+					// mark as matched
+					defaults[name] = 1;
+					count++;
+				}
+			}
 			for (; i < route.names.length; i++ ) {
 				if (!data.hasOwnProperty(route.names[i]) ) {
 					return -1;
 				}
-				count++;
+				if(!defaults[route.names[i]]){
+					count++;
+				}
+				
 			}
+			
 			return count;
 		},
 		onready = !0,
@@ -102,17 +114,26 @@ steal('can/observe', 'can/util/string/deparam', function() {
 				// Need to have at least 1 match.
 				matches = 0,
 				matchCount,
-				routeName = data.route;
+				routeName = data.route,
+				propCount = 0;
+				
 			delete data.route;
 			// If we have a route name in our `can.route` data, use it.
 			if ( ! ( routeName && (route = can.route.routes[routeName]))){
+				each(data, function(){propCount++});
 				// Otherwise find route.
 				each(can.route.routes, function(temp, name){
+					// best route is the first with all defaults matching
+					
+					
 					matchCount = matchesData(temp, data);
 					if ( matchCount > matches ) {
 						route = temp;
 						matches = matchCount
 					}
+					if(matchCount >= propCount){
+						return false;
+					}
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -394,9 +415,11 @@ steal('can/observe', 'can/util/string/deparam', function() {
 	can.route.bind("change", function() {
 		clearTimeout( timer );
 		timer = setTimeout(function() {
-			location.hash = "#!" + can.route.param(can.route.data.serialize())
+			var serialized = can.route.data.serialize();
+			delete serialized.route;
+			location.hash = "#!" + can.route.param(serialized)
 		}, 1);
 	});
 	// `onready` event...
 	can.bind.call(document,"ready",can.route.ready);
-});
+});
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diff --git a/route/route_test.js b/route/route_test.js
index f224d2f63bb..39a08fa8a97 100644
--- a/route/route_test.js
+++ b/route/route_test.js
@@ -195,6 +195,16 @@ test("param-deparam", function(){
 	same(data, obj)
 })
 
+test("deparam-param", function(){
+	can.route.routes = {};
+	can.route(":foo/:bar",{foo: 1, bar: 2});
+	var res = can.route.param({foo: 1, bar: 2});
+	equals(res,"/","empty slash")
+	
+	var deparamed = can.route.deparam("/")
+	same(deparamed, {foo: 1, bar: 2, route: ":foo/:bar"})
+})
+
 test("precident", function(){
 	can.route.routes = {};
 	can.route(":who",{who: "index"});
@@ -223,7 +233,7 @@ test("precident", function(){
 		"can.Control" );
 })
 
-test("precident2", function(){
+test("better matching precident", function(){
 	can.route.routes = {};
 	can.route(":type",{who: "index"});
 	can.route(":type/:id");
@@ -282,6 +292,8 @@ test("updating the hash", function(){
 			equal(after,"#!bar/"+encodeURIComponent("\/"));
 			start();
 
+			can.remove(can.$(iframe))
+
 		},30);
 	}
 	var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
@@ -289,6 +301,36 @@ test("updating the hash", function(){
 	can.$("#qunit-test-area")[0].appendChild(iframe);
 });
 
+test("unsticky routes", function(){
+	stop();
+	window.routeTestReady = function(iCanRoute, loc){
+		iCanRoute(":type")
+		iCanRoute(":type/:id");
+		iCanRoute.attr({type: "bar"});
+
+		setTimeout(function(){
+			
+			iCanRoute.attr({type: "bar", id: "\/"});
+			
+			setTimeout(function(){
+				var after = loc.href.substr(loc.href.indexOf("#"));
+				equal(after,"#!bar/"+encodeURIComponent("\/"));
+				start();
+	
+				can.remove(can.$(iframe))
+	
+			},30);
+			
+		},30)
+
+
+	}
+	var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
+	iframe.src = steal.root.join("can/route/testing.html");
+	can.$("#qunit-test-area")[0].appendChild(iframe);
+});
+
+
 test("empty default is matched even if last", function(){
 	
 	can.route.routes = {};
@@ -301,3 +343,47 @@ test("empty default is matched even if last", function(){
 		route: ""
 	});
 });
+
+
+test("order matched", function(){
+	can.route.routes = {};
+	can.route(":foo");
+	can.route(":bar")
+	
+	var obj = can.route.deparam("abc");
+	same(obj, {
+		foo : "abc",
+		route: ":foo"
+	});
+});
+
+test("param order matching", function(){
+	can.route.routes = {};
+	can.route("",{
+		bar: "foo"
+	});
+	can.route("something/:bar");
+	var res = can.route.param({bar: "foo"});
+	equal(res, "", "picks the shortest, best match");
+	
+	// picks the first that matches everything ...
+	can.route.routes = {};
+
+	can.route(":recipe",{
+		recipe: "recipe1",
+		task: "task3"
+	});
+	  
+	can.route(":recipe/:task",{
+		recipe: "recipe1",
+		task: "task3"
+	});
+	
+	res = can.route.param({recipe: "recipe1", task: "task3"});
+	
+	equals(res, "", "picks the first match of everything");
+	
+	res = can.route.param({recipe: "recipe1", task: "task2"});
+	equals(res,"/task2")
+})
+