diff --git a/shoeboxes/src/main/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/shoes/ShoeRack.java b/shoeboxes/src/main/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/shoes/ShoeRack.java
index 75f6c0a..e4ead7b 100644
--- a/shoeboxes/src/main/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/shoes/ShoeRack.java
+++ b/shoeboxes/src/main/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/shoes/ShoeRack.java
@@ -43,33 +43,27 @@ public boolean request(String route) {
             //going forward can mean also stepping back to a previous shoeModel
             if( ShoeUtils.isTagInRouteList(tag, history)){
 
-                /**
-                 * setting a shoeBox active twice means to refresh
-                 */
-                String lastRoute = history.get( history.size()-1);
-
-                if( shoeBox.isActive() && ShoeUtils.isTagInRoute( tag, lastRoute ) ){
-
-                    shoeBox.setActive(false);
-
-                    //lets update the route
-                    history.set( history.size()-1, route );
-                    shoeBox.setActive(true);
-                    return true;
-                }
-
                 for( int i = history.size()-1; i>= 0; i--){
 
                     if( !ShoeUtils.isTagInRoute( tag, history.get(i) ) ){
                         history.remove( i );
                     }else{
-
                         //lets update the route
                         history.set(i, route );
                         break;
                     }
                 }
 
+                /**
+                 * setting a shoeBox active twice means to refresh
+                 */
+                if( shoeBox.isActive() && !ShoeUtils.getRouteParams(route).isEmpty() ){
+
+                    shoeBox.setActive(false);
+                    shoeBox.setActive(true);
+                    return true;
+                }
+
             }else{
 
                 //if parent is a Flow, then also include previous siblings
diff --git a/shoeboxes/src/test/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/BasicChildFragmentTest.java b/shoeboxes/src/test/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/BasicChildFragmentTest.java
index ae8d1d0..1b5e2e2 100644
--- a/shoeboxes/src/test/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/BasicChildFragmentTest.java
+++ b/shoeboxes/src/test/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/BasicChildFragmentTest.java
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ public void refreshTest() {
         shoeRack.suggest(tagB);
         shoeRack.request(tagB);
 
-        verify(shoeBoxB, times(1)).setActive(eq(false));
-        verify(shoeBoxB, times(2)).setActive(eq(true));
+        //we don't need to refresh if the same item is first suggested and then requested.
+        //unless there is a route then we refresh. ;)
+        verify(shoeBoxB, times(1)).setActive(eq(true));
     }
 }
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diff --git a/shoeboxes/src/test/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/RoutesTest.java b/shoeboxes/src/test/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/RoutesTest.java
index b16b68b..0c45733 100644
--- a/shoeboxes/src/test/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/RoutesTest.java
+++ b/shoeboxes/src/test/java/info/juanmendez/shoeboxes/RoutesTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito.spy;
 
 /**
@@ -184,16 +187,33 @@ public void testRouteFromPreviousShoeBox(){
         ShoeBox shoeBoxC = ShoeBox.build(fragmentC);
 
         shoeRack = ShoeStorage.getRack( "test" );
+        shoeRack.clearHistory();
         shoeRack.populate(ShoeStack.build(shoeBoxA, shoeBoxB, shoeBoxC));
 
         shoeRack.request( tagA );
         shoeRack.request( tagB );
 
         shoeRack.request( tagA + "/hello-world");
-        assertEquals( shoeRack.getRouteParamsOnce(tagA), "hello-world");
 
-        shoeRack.request( tagB + "/hello-world");
-        assertEquals( shoeRack.getRouteParamsOnce(tagB), "hello-world");
+        verify(fragmentA, times(2)).setActive(eq(true) );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRoutesInShoeFlow(){
+
+        ShoeBox shoeBoxA = ShoeBox.build(fragmentA);
+        ShoeBox shoeBoxB = ShoeBox.build(fragmentB);
+        ShoeBox shoeBoxC = ShoeBox.build(fragmentC);
+
+        shoeRack = ShoeStorage.getRack( "test" );
+        shoeRack.clearHistory();
+        shoeRack.populate(shoeBoxA, shoeBoxB, shoeBoxC);
+
+        shoeRack.request( tagA );
+        shoeRack.request( tagB );
+
+        shoeRack.request( tagA + "/hello-world");
 
+        verify(fragmentA, times(2)).setActive(eq(true) );
     }
 }
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