diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d57152c..6fc241b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,23 +100,24 @@ node *matched_node = r3_tree_match_entry(n, entry);
 ### Routing with conditions
 
 ```c
-// create the match entry for capturing dynamic variables.
-match_entry * entry = match_entry_create("/foo/bar");
-entry->request_method = METHOD_GET;
-
 // create a router tree with 10 children capacity (this capacity can grow dynamically)
 n = r3_tree_create(10);
 
 int route_data = 3;
 
-// define the route with conditions
-route *r1 = route_create("/blog/post");
-r1->request_method = METHOD_GET | METHOD_POST; // ALLOW GET OR POST METHOD
-
 // insert the route path into the router tree
-r3_tree_insert_route(n, r1, &route_data );
+r3_tree_insert_routel(n, METHOD_GET | METHOD_POST, "/blog/post", sizeof("/blog/post") - 1, &route_data );
+
 r3_tree_compile(n);
 
+
+// in your http server handler
+
+// create the match entry for capturing dynamic variables.
+match_entry * entry = match_entry_create("/foo/bar");
+entry->request_method = METHOD_GET;
+
+
 route *matched_route = r3_tree_match_route(n, entry);
 matched_route->data; // get the data from matched route
 
diff --git a/include/r3.h b/include/r3.h
index a5002a1..4cc10ed 100644
--- a/include/r3.h
+++ b/include/r3.h
@@ -103,8 +103,12 @@ void r3_node_append_edge(node *n, edge *child);
 
 node * r3_tree_insert_pathl(node *tree, char *path, int path_len, void * data);
 
+route * r3_tree_insert_routel(node *tree, int method, char *path, int path_len, void *data);
+
 #define r3_tree_insert_path(n,p,d) r3_tree_insert_pathl_(n,p,strlen(p), NULL, d)
-#define r3_tree_insert_route(n,r,d) r3_tree_insert_pathl_(n, r->path, r->path_len, r, d)
+
+#define r3_tree_insert_route(n,method,path,data) r3_tree_insert_routel(n, method, path, strlen(path), data)
+
 
 /**
  * The private API to insert a path
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index b20b43a..7143e43 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -429,6 +429,16 @@ route * r3_route_createl(const char * path, int path_len) {
     return info;
 }
 
+
+route * r3_tree_insert_routel(node *tree, int method, char *path, int path_len, void *data) {
+    route *r = r3_route_createl(path, path_len);
+    r->request_method = method; // ALLOW GET OR POST METHOD
+    r3_tree_insert_pathl_(tree, path, path_len, r, data);
+    return r;
+}
+
+
+
 node * r3_tree_insert_pathl(node *tree, char *path, int path_len, void * data)
 {
     return r3_tree_insert_pathl_(tree, path, path_len, NULL , data);
@@ -446,7 +456,7 @@ node * r3_tree_insert_pathl_(node *tree, char *path, int path_len, route * route
     /* length of common prefix */
     int prefix_len = 0;
     for( int i = 0 ; i < n->edge_len ; i++ ) {
-        prefix_len = strndiff(path, n->edges[i]->pattern, n->edges[i]->pattern_len);
+        prefix_len = strndiff( path, n->edges[i]->pattern, n->edges[i]->pattern_len);
 
         // printf("prefix_len: %d   %s vs %s\n", prefix_len, path, n->edges[i]->pattern );
 
diff --git a/tests/check_tree.c b/tests/check_tree.c
index 93bfdf8..bf07b46 100644
--- a/tests/check_tree.c
+++ b/tests/check_tree.c
@@ -338,24 +338,19 @@ START_TEST(test_insert_route)
 {
     int   var1 = 22;
     int   var2 = 33;
-    route *r1 = r3_route_create("/blog/post");
-    route *r2 = r3_route_create("/blog/post");
-    r1->request_method = METHOD_GET;
-    r2->request_method = METHOD_POST;
 
     match_entry * entry = match_entry_create("/blog/post");
     entry->request_method = METHOD_GET;
 
     node * n = r3_tree_create(2);
-    r3_tree_insert_route(n, r1, &var1);
-    r3_tree_insert_route(n, r2, &var2);
+    r3_tree_insert_route(n, METHOD_GET, "/blog/post", &var1);
+    r3_tree_insert_route(n, METHOD_POST, "/blog/post", &var2);
 
     route *c = r3_tree_match_route(n, entry);
     fail_if(c == NULL);
 
+    r3_tree_free(n);
     match_entry_free(entry);
-    r3_route_free(r1);
-    r3_route_free(r2);
 }
 END_TEST