diff --git a/laravel/routing/route.php b/laravel/routing/route.php
index ee1893d7..96629c60 100644
--- a/laravel/routing/route.php
+++ b/laravel/routing/route.php
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ public function is($name)
 	 */
 	public function handles($uri)
 	{
-		$pattern = '#'.str_replace('*', '(.*)', $uri).'#';
+		$pattern = ($uri !== '/') ? str_replace('*', '(.*)', $uri) : '^/$';
 
 		return ! is_null(array_first($this->uris, function($key, $uri) use ($pattern)
 		{
-			return preg_match($pattern, $uri);
+			return preg_match('#'.$pattern.'#', $uri);
 		}));
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/laravel/route.test.php b/tests/cases/laravel/route.test.php
index 5be4f2ec..7677d9e1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/laravel/route.test.php
+++ b/tests/cases/laravel/route.test.php
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ public function testHandlesIndicatesIfTheRouteHandlesAGivenURI()
 	{
 		$route = new Laravel\Routing\Route('GET /', array('handles' => array('GET /foo/bar')));
 
-		$this->assertFalse($route->handles('/'));
-		$this->assertFalse($route->handles('baz'));
 		$this->assertTrue($route->handles('foo/*'));
 		$this->assertTrue($route->handles('foo/bar'));
+		$this->assertFalse($route->handles('/'));
+		$this->assertFalse($route->handles('baz'));
+		$this->assertFalse($route->handles('/foo'));
 
 		$route = new Laravel\Routing\Route('GET /', array('handles' => array('GET /', 'GET /home')));