diff --git a/net/lux_router.go b/net/lux_router.go
index 3ecc262..adc7811 100644
--- a/net/lux_router.go
+++ b/net/lux_router.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type LuxRouter struct {
 	thisKey  crypto.LuxKey
 	keyStore crypto.LuxKeyStore
 
-	routes []LuxRoute
+	routes map[proto.LuxID]*LuxRoute
 
 	channelLock sync.RWMutex
 	outbound    []LuxChannel
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewLuxRouter(key crypto.LuxKey, ks crypto.LuxKeyStore) LuxRouter {
 	return LuxRouter{
 		thisKey:   key,
 		keyStore:  ks,
-		routes:    make([]LuxRoute, 0),
+		routes:    make(map[proto.LuxID]*LuxRoute, 0),
 		outbound:  make([]LuxChannel, 0),
 		inbound:   make([]LuxChannel, 0),
 		dgramChan: make(chan LuxDatagram),
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ func (r *LuxRouter) CreateOutboundRoute(id proto.LuxID, chType LuxChannelType, u
 		return err
 	}
 
-	r.routes = append(r.routes, LuxRoute{
+	r.routes[key.Id] = &LuxRoute{
 		Key:         key,
 		Destination: channel.Address,
 		Associated:  r.addOutboundChannel(channel),
 		Nonces:      NewLuxNonceList(),
-	})
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ func (r *LuxRouter) CreateInboundChannel(chType LuxChannelType, udpAddr string)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	r.routes = append(r.routes, LuxRoute{
+	r.routes[r.thisKey.Id] = &LuxRoute{
 		Key:         r.thisKey,
 		Destination: channel.Address,
 		Associated:  r.addInboundChannel(channel),
 		Nonces:      NewLuxNonceList(),
-	})
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (r *LuxRouter) Stop() {
 	r.outbound = r.outbound[0:]
 	r.channelLock.Unlock()
 
-	r.routes = r.routes[0:]
+	r.routes = make(map[proto.LuxID]*LuxRoute)
 }
 
 func (r *LuxRouter) RecvDgram() LuxDatagram {
@@ -175,42 +175,27 @@ func udpAddrEqual(addr *net.UDPAddr, other *net.UDPAddr) bool {
 	return addr.IP.Equal(other.IP) && addr.Port == other.Port
 }
 
-func (r *LuxRouter) getRouteIndex(udpAddr *net.UDPAddr) (LuxRoute, int) {
-	for idx, route := range r.routes {
-		if udpAddrEqual(route.Destination, udpAddr) {
-			return route, idx
-		}
-	}
-	return LuxRoute{}, -1
-}
-
-func (r *LuxRouter) getRouteIndexByID(id proto.LuxID) (LuxRoute, int) {
-	for idx, route := range r.routes {
-		if bytes.Equal(route.Key.Id.UUID[:], id.UUID[:]) {
-			return route, idx
-		}
-	}
-
-	return LuxRoute{}, -1
-}
-
-func (r *LuxRouter) GetRoutes() []LuxRoute {
+func (r *LuxRouter) GetRoutes() map[proto.LuxID]*LuxRoute {
 	return r.routes
 }
 
-func (r *LuxRouter) GetRoute(udpAddr *net.UDPAddr) (LuxRoute, bool) {
-	route, idx := r.getRouteIndex(udpAddr)
-	return route, idx != -1
+func (r *LuxRouter) GetRoute(udpAddr *net.UDPAddr) (*LuxRoute, bool) {
+	for _, route := range r.routes {
+		if udpAddrEqual(route.Destination, udpAddr) {
+			return route, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, false
 }
 
 func (r *LuxRouter) DeleteRoute(route *LuxRoute) {
-	_, idx := r.getRouteIndex(route.Destination)
-	if idx == -1 {
+	if _, ok := r.routes[route.Key.Id]; !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
 	r.CloseChannel(route.Associated, false)
-	r.routes = append(r.routes[idx:], r.routes[:idx+1]...)
+	delete(r.routes, route.Key.Id)
 }
 
 func (r *LuxRouter) Recv() (LuxPacket, error) {
@@ -235,7 +220,7 @@ func (r *LuxRouter) Recv() (LuxPacket, error) {
 		// check if LuxID matches
 		if !bytes.Equal(packet.Target.UUID[:], route.Key.Id.UUID[:]) {
 			// not matches.. we discard route and throw away packet
-			r.DeleteRoute(&route)
+			r.DeleteRoute(route)
 			return packet, errors.New("bogus packet from established route")
 			/* NOTE:
 			 *	there may be rare situation where multiple clients behind NAT/CGNAT
@@ -258,21 +243,21 @@ func (r *LuxRouter) Recv() (LuxPacket, error) {
 
 			if bytes.Equal(packet.Target.UUID[:], key.Id.UUID[:]) {
 				// key UUID and decrypted UUID matching - create OR update route and return packet
+				var ok bool
 				var route *LuxRoute
-				if _, idx := r.getRouteIndexByID(packet.Target); idx != -1 {
-					route = &r.routes[idx]
+				if route, ok = r.routes[packet.Target]; ok {
 					route.Destination = dgram.Target
 					route.Associated = dgram.Channel
 					// since packet arrived from different transport, we flush nonces
 					route.Nonces.Flush()
 				} else {
-					r.routes = append(r.routes, LuxRoute{
+					r.routes[key.Id] = &LuxRoute{
 						Key:         key,
 						Destination: dgram.Target,
 						Associated:  dgram.Channel,
 						Nonces:      NewLuxNonceList(),
-					})
-					route = &r.routes[len(r.routes)-1]
+					}
+					route = r.routes[key.Id]
 				}
 
 				// rotate nonce
@@ -291,8 +276,8 @@ func (r *LuxRouter) Recv() (LuxPacket, error) {
 }
 
 func (r *LuxRouter) Send(packet LuxPacket) error {
-	route, idx := r.getRouteIndexByID(packet.Target)
-	if idx == -1 {
+	route, ok := r.routes[packet.Target]
+	if !ok {
 		return errors.New("no route to peer")
 	}