diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index af3e77a..1fd469f 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ export default class Flummpress {
                 yield this.processPipeline(this.middleware, req, res);
                 const route = this.router.getRoute(req.url.pathname, req.method);
                 if (route) {
-                    const [pathPattern, methods] = route;
-                    const handler = methods[(_a = req.method) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.toLowerCase()];
-                    req.params = ((_b = req.url.pathname.match(new RegExp(pathPattern))) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.groups) || {};
+                    const handler = route.methods[(_a = req.method) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.toLowerCase()];
+                    req.params = ((_b = req.url.pathname.match(new RegExp(route.path))) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.groups) || {};
                     req.post = yield this.readBody(req);
                     yield this.processPipeline(handler, req, res);
                 }
diff --git a/dist/router.js b/dist/router.js
index 60e4dcf..d34371a 100644
--- a/dist/router.js
+++ b/dist/router.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import Tpl from "./template.js";
 export default class Router {
     constructor() {
-        this.routes = new Map();
+        this.routes = [];
+        this.routes;
         this.mimes = new Map();
     }
     importRoutesFromPath(p_1) {
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ export default class Router {
     }
     use(obj) {
         if (obj instanceof Router) {
-            this.routes = new Map([...this.routes, ...obj.routes]);
             this.sortRoutes();
         }
         if (obj instanceof Tpl) {
@@ -102,27 +102,47 @@ export default class Router {
         return this;
     }
     registerRoute(path, method, handler) {
-        var _a;
-        const route = (_a = this.routes.get(path)) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : {
-            [method]: handler
-        };
-        this.routes.set(path, route);
+        const existingRoute = this.routes.find(route => typeof route.path === "string"
+            ? route.path === path
+            : route.path instanceof RegExp && path instanceof RegExp && route.path.toString() === path.toString());
+        if (existingRoute) {
+            existingRoute.methods[method] = [
+                ...(existingRoute.methods[method] || []),
+                ...handler
+            ];
+        }
+        else {
+            this.routes.push({
+                path,
+                methods: { [method]: handler }
+            });
+        }
         console.log("route set:", method.toUpperCase(), path);
         this.sortRoutes();
         return this;
     }
     getRoute(path, method) {
-        return [...this.routes.entries()]
+        return this.routes
             .find(r => {
             var _a, _b;
-            return typeof r[0] === "string"
-                ? r[0] === path
-                : ((_b = (_a = r[0]).exec) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.call(_a, path))
-                    && r[1][method.toLowerCase()];
+            return typeof r.path === "string"
+                ? r.path === path
+                : ((_b = (_a = r.path).exec) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.call(_a, path))
+                    && r.methods[method.toLowerCase()];
         });
     }
     sortRoutes() {
-        this.routes = new Map([...this.routes.entries()].sort().reverse());
+        this.routes.sort((a, b) => {
+            const aLength = typeof a.path === "string" ? a.path.length : a.path.source.length;
+            const bLength = typeof b.path === "string" ? b.path.length : b.path.source.length;
+            if (typeof a.path === "string" && typeof b.path === "string")
+                return bLength - aLength;
+            if (typeof a.path === "string")
+                return -1;
+            if (typeof b.path === "string")
+                return 1;
+            return bLength - aLength;
+        });
         return this;
     }
     readMimes(file = "/etc/mime.types") {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 8880d5f..6343e45 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -89,10 +89,9 @@ export default class Flummpress {
         const route = this.router.getRoute(req.url.pathname, req.method!);
   
         if(route) {
-          const [pathPattern, methods] = route;
-          const handler = methods[req.method?.toLowerCase()!];
+          const handler = route.methods[req.method?.toLowerCase()!];
   
-          req.params = req.url.pathname.match(new RegExp(pathPattern))?.groups || {};
+          req.params = req.url.pathname.match(new RegExp(route.path))?.groups || {};
           req.post = await this.readBody(req);
           await this.processPipeline(handler, req, res);
         }
diff --git a/src/router.ts b/src/router.ts
index 08028fa..407238a 100644
--- a/src/router.ts
+++ b/src/router.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import Tpl from "./template.js";
 import { Request, Response, Handler } from "./types.js";
 
 export default class Router {
-  private routes: Map<RegExp | string, { [key: string]: Handler[] }>;
+  private routes: Array<{ path: string | RegExp; methods: { [method: string]: Handler[] } }> = [];
   private tpl?: Tpl;
   private mimes: Map<string, string>;
 
   constructor() {
-    this.routes = new Map();
     this.mimes = new Map();
   }
 
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ export default class Router {
    */
   use(obj: Router | Tpl): void {
     if(obj instanceof Router) {
-      this.routes = new Map([...this.routes, ...obj.routes]);
+      this.routes = { ...this.routes, ...obj.routes };
       this.sortRoutes();
     }
     if(obj instanceof Tpl) {
@@ -181,10 +180,24 @@ export default class Router {
     method: string,
     handler: Handler[]
   ): this {
-    const route: { [key: string]: Handler[] } = this.routes.get(path) ?? {
-      [ method ]: handler
-    };
-    this.routes.set(path, route);
+    const route = this.routes.find(route =>
+      typeof route.path === "string"
+        ? route.path === path
+        : route.path instanceof RegExp && path instanceof RegExp && route.path.toString() === path.toString()
+    );
+  
+    if(route) {
+      route.methods[method] = [
+        ...(route.methods[method] || []),
+        ...handler
+      ];
+    }
+    else {
+      this.routes.push({
+        path,
+        methods: { [method]: handler }
+      });
+    }
 
     console.log("route set:", method.toUpperCase(), path);
     this.sortRoutes();
@@ -198,11 +211,11 @@ export default class Router {
    * @returns The matching route or undefined.
    */
   getRoute(path: string, method: string): any {
-    return [...this.routes.entries()]
-      .find(r => typeof r[0] === "string"
-        ? r[0] === path
-        : r[0].exec?.(path)
-       && r[1][method.toLowerCase()]
+    return this.routes
+      .find(r => typeof r.path === "string"
+        ? r.path === path
+        : r.path.exec?.(path)
+      && r.methods[method.toLowerCase()]
     );
   }
 
@@ -211,7 +224,18 @@ export default class Router {
    * @returns The Router instance for chaining.
    */
   private sortRoutes(): this {
-    this.routes = new Map([...this.routes.entries()].sort().reverse());
+    this.routes.sort((a, b) => {
+      const aLength = typeof a.path === "string" ? a.path.length : a.path.source.length;
+      const bLength = typeof b.path === "string" ? b.path.length : b.path.source.length;
+  
+      if(typeof a.path === "string" && typeof b.path === "string")
+        return bLength - aLength;
+      if(typeof a.path === "string")
+        return -1;
+      if(typeof b.path === "string")
+        return 1;
+      return bLength - aLength;
+    });
     return this;
   }