diff --git a/src/kemal/handler.cr b/src/kemal/handler.cr
index f18e2bc..f2c7722 100644
--- a/src/kemal/handler.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/handler.cr
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Kemal::Handler < HTTP::Handler
   end
 
   def call(request)
-    response = exec_request(request)
+    response = process_request(request)
     response || call_next(request)
   end
 
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ class Kemal::Handler < HTTP::Handler
     @routes << Route.new(method, path, &handler)
   end
 
-  def exec_request(request)
-    components = request.path.not_nil!.split "/"
+  def process_request(request)  
     @routes.each do |route|
       match = route.match?(request)
       if match
diff --git a/src/kemal/route.cr b/src/kemal/route.cr
index 205ce93..7c94160 100644
--- a/src/kemal/route.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/route.cr
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ class Kemal::Route
   end
 
   def match?(request)
-    components = request.path.not_nil!.split "/"
     return nil unless request.method == @method
+    components = request.path.not_nil!.split "/"
     return nil unless components.size == @components.size
     @components.zip(components) do |route_component, req_component|
       unless route_component.starts_with? ':'