diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 2903efc2..dd55e0dd 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (r *router) addRoute(topic string, callback MessageHandler) {
 	r.Lock()
 	defer r.Unlock()
 	for e := r.routes.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
-		if e.Value.(*route).match(topic) {
+		if e.Value.(*route).topic == topic {
 			r := e.Value.(*route)
 			r.callback = callback
 			return
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (r *router) deleteRoute(topic string) {
 	r.Lock()
 	defer r.Unlock()
 	for e := r.routes.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
-		if e.Value.(*route).match(topic) {
+		if e.Value.(*route).topic == topic {
 			r.routes.Remove(e)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/unit_router_test.go b/unit_router_test.go
index d2d1d816..6bccbe47 100644
--- a/unit_router_test.go
+++ b/unit_router_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,32 @@ func Test_AddRoute(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_AddRoute_Wildcards(t *testing.T) {
+	router, _ := newRouter()
+	cb := func(client Client, msg Message) {
+	}
+	router.addRoute("#", cb)
+	router.addRoute("topic1", cb)
+
+	if router.routes.Len() != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("addRoute should only override routes on exact topic match")
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_DeleteRoute_Wildcards(t *testing.T) {
+	router, _ := newRouter()
+	cb := func(client Client, msg Message) {
+	}
+	router.addRoute("#", cb)
+	router.addRoute("topic1", cb)
+	router.deleteRoute("topic1")
+	
+	expected := "#"
+	got := router.routes.Front().Value.(*route).topic; if !(router.routes.Front().Value.(*route).topic == "#") {
+		t.Fatalf("deleteRoute deleted wrong route when wildcards are used, got topic '%s', expected route with topic '%s'", got, expected)
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_Match(t *testing.T) {
 	router, _ := newRouter()
 	router.addRoute("/alpha", nil)