diff --git a/route.go b/route.go
index 4cab0318..193f4a6b 100644
--- a/route.go
+++ b/route.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func tokenizePath(path string) []string {
 }
 
 // for debugging
-func (r Route) String() string {
+func (r *Route) String() string {
 	return r.Method + " " + r.Path
 }