diff --git a/helper/ccnx-stack-helper.cc b/helper/ccnx-stack-helper.cc
index 9fc02f4..4fdb8a5 100644
--- a/helper/ccnx-stack-helper.cc
+++ b/helper/ccnx-stack-helper.cc
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
       if (m_needSetDefaultRoutes)
         {
           // default route with lowest priority possible
-          AddRoute (node, "/bcast", face, std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max ()); 
+          AddRoute (node, "/", face, std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max ()); 
         }
       
       if (m_limitsEnabled)