diff --git a/lib/node-http-proxy/proxy-table.js b/lib/node-http-proxy/proxy-table.js
index 0cdce50a5..9035ab8da 100644
--- a/lib/node-http-proxy/proxy-table.js
+++ b/lib/node-http-proxy/proxy-table.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ ProxyTable.prototype.setRoutes = function (router) {
     this.routes = [];
 
     Object.keys(router).forEach(function (path) {
-      var route = new RegExp(path, 'i');
+      var route = new RegExp('^' + path, 'i');
 
       self.routes.push({
         route: route,
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ ProxyTable.prototype.getProxyLocation = function (req) {
     for (var i in this.routes) {
       var route = this.routes[i];
       if (target.match(route.route)) {
-        
         var pathSegments = route.path.split('/');
         
         if (pathSegments.length > 1) {