diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 80ba7f52c..ebf441ec7 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,14 @@ impl<S: 'static> HttpHandler for HttpApplication<S> {
 
     fn handle(&self, msg: Request) -> Result<Pipeline<S, Inner<S>>, Request> {
         let m = {
-            let path = msg.path();
-            path.starts_with(&self.prefix)
-                && (path.len() == self.prefix_len
-                    || path.split_at(self.prefix_len).1.starts_with('/'))
+            if self.prefix_len == 0 {
+                true
+            } else {
+                let path = msg.path();
+                path.starts_with(&self.prefix)
+                    && (path.len() == self.prefix_len
+                        || path.split_at(self.prefix_len).1.starts_with('/'))
+            }
         };
         if m {
             if let Some(ref filters) = self.filters {
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ where
         App {
             parts: Some(ApplicationParts {
                 state,
-                prefix: "/".to_owned(),
+                prefix: "".to_owned(),
                 router: Router::new(),
                 middlewares: Vec::new(),
                 filters: Vec::new(),
@@ -498,12 +502,6 @@ where
     pub fn finish(&mut self) -> HttpApplication<S> {
         let mut parts = self.parts.take().expect("Use after finish");
         let prefix = parts.prefix.trim().trim_right_matches('/');
-        let (prefix, prefix_len) = if prefix.is_empty() {
-            ("/".to_owned(), 0)
-        } else {
-            (prefix.to_owned(), prefix.len())
-        };
-
         parts.router.finish();
 
         let inner = Rc::new(Inner {
@@ -517,12 +515,12 @@ where
         };
 
         HttpApplication {
-            state: Rc::new(parts.state),
-            middlewares: Rc::new(parts.middlewares),
-            prefix,
-            prefix_len,
             inner,
             filters,
+            state: Rc::new(parts.state),
+            middlewares: Rc::new(parts.middlewares),
+            prefix: prefix.to_owned(),
+            prefix_len: prefix.len(),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/router.rs b/src/router.rs
index d93ec9eb6..603bc5608 100644
--- a/src/router.rs
+++ b/src/router.rs
@@ -357,18 +357,11 @@ impl<S: 'static> Router<S> {
 
     /// Query for matched resource
     pub fn recognize(&self, req: &Request, state: &S, tail: usize) -> ResourceInfo {
-        self.match_with_params(req, state, tail, true)
-    }
-
-    /// Query for matched resource
-    pub(crate) fn match_with_params(
-        &self, req: &Request, state: &S, tail: usize, insert: bool,
-    ) -> ResourceInfo {
         if tail <= req.path().len() {
             'outer: for (idx, resource) in self.patterns.iter().enumerate() {
                 match resource {
                     ResourcePattern::Resource(rdef) => {
-                        if let Some(params) = rdef.match_with_params(req, tail, insert) {
+                        if let Some(params) = rdef.match_with_params(req, tail) {
                             return self.route_info_params(idx as u16, params);
                         }
                     }
@@ -528,19 +521,8 @@ impl ResourceDef {
     }
 
     /// Are the given path and parameters a match against this resource?
-    pub fn match_with_params(
-        &self, req: &Request, plen: usize, insert: bool,
-    ) -> Option<Params> {
+    pub fn match_with_params(&self, req: &Request, plen: usize) -> Option<Params> {
         let path = &req.path()[plen..];
-        if insert {
-            if path.is_empty() {
-                "/"
-            } else {
-                path
-            }
-        } else {
-            path
-        };
 
         match self.tp {
             PatternType::Static(ref s) => if s != path {
@@ -942,11 +924,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!re.is_match("/user/2345/sdg"));
 
         let req = TestRequest::with_uri("/user/profile").finish();
-        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0, true).unwrap();
+        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(info.get("id").unwrap(), "profile");
 
         let req = TestRequest::with_uri("/user/1245125").finish();
-        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0, true).unwrap();
+        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(info.get("id").unwrap(), "1245125");
 
         let re = ResourceDef::new("/v{version}/resource/{id}");
@@ -955,7 +937,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!re.is_match("/resource"));
 
         let req = TestRequest::with_uri("/v151/resource/adahg32").finish();
-        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0, true).unwrap();
+        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(info.get("version").unwrap(), "151");
         assert_eq!(info.get("id").unwrap(), "adahg32");
     }
@@ -983,12 +965,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!re.is_match("/name"));
 
         let req = TestRequest::with_uri("/test2/").finish();
-        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0, true).unwrap();
+        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(&info["name"], "test2");
         assert_eq!(&info[0], "test2");
 
         let req = TestRequest::with_uri("/test2/subpath1/subpath2/index.html").finish();
-        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0, true).unwrap();
+        let info = re.match_with_params(&req, 0).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(&info["name"], "test2");
         assert_eq!(&info[0], "test2");
     }
diff --git a/src/scope.rs b/src/scope.rs
index 94dbd8608..d9502c944 100644
--- a/src/scope.rs
+++ b/src/scope.rs
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for Scope<S> {
         let tail = req.match_info().tail as usize;
 
         // recognize resources
-        let info = self.router.match_with_params(req, req.state(), tail, false);
+        let info = self.router.recognize(req, req.state(), tail);
         let req2 = req.with_route_info(info);
         if self.middlewares.is_empty() {
             self.router.handle(&req2)