diff --git a/rules.go b/rules.go
index 96cc73b6e..3bb6edca7 100644
--- a/rules.go
+++ b/rules.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (r *Rules) hostRegexp(hosts ...string) *mux.Route {
 func (r *Rules) path(paths ...string) *mux.Route {
 	router := r.route.route.Subrouter()
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		router.Path(types.CanonicalDomain(path))
+		router.Path(strings.TrimSpace(path))
 	}
 	return r.route.route
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (r *Rules) path(paths ...string) *mux.Route {
 func (r *Rules) pathPrefix(paths ...string) *mux.Route {
 	router := r.route.route.Subrouter()
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		router.PathPrefix(types.CanonicalDomain(path))
+		router.PathPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(path))
 	}
 	return r.route.route
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (r *Rules) pathStrip(paths ...string) *mux.Route {
 	r.route.stripPrefixes = paths
 	router := r.route.route.Subrouter()
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		router.Path(types.CanonicalDomain(path))
+		router.Path(strings.TrimSpace(path))
 	}
 	return r.route.route
 }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (r *Rules) pathPrefixStrip(paths ...string) *mux.Route {
 	r.route.stripPrefixes = paths
 	router := r.route.route.Subrouter()
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		router.PathPrefix(types.CanonicalDomain(path))
+		router.PathPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(path))
 	}
 	return r.route.route
 }
diff --git a/rules_test.go b/rules_test.go
index 694fde089..72c712423 100644
--- a/rules_test.go
+++ b/rules_test.go
@@ -40,15 +40,23 @@ func TestParseTwoRules(t *testing.T) {
 	routeResult, err := rules.Parse(expression)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Error while building route for Host:foo.bar;Path:/foobar")
+		t.Fatal("Error while building route for Host:foo.bar;Path:/FOObar")
 	}
 
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://foo.bar/foobar", nil)
 	routeMatch := routeResult.Match(request, &mux.RouteMatch{Route: routeResult})
 
+	if routeMatch == true {
+		t.Log(err)
+		t.Fatal("Rule Host:foo.bar;Path:/FOObar don't match")
+	}
+
+	request, err = http.NewRequest("GET", "http://foo.bar/FOObar", nil)
+	routeMatch = routeResult.Match(request, &mux.RouteMatch{Route: routeResult})
+
 	if routeMatch == false {
 		t.Log(err)
-		t.Fatal("Rule Host:foo.bar;Path:/foobar don't match")
+		t.Fatal("Rule Host:foo.bar;Path:/FOObar don't match")
 	}
 }