diff --git a/overlay/route.go b/overlay/route.go
index 467e362..64c624c 100644
--- a/overlay/route.go
+++ b/overlay/route.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ type Route struct {
 	Install bool
 }
 
+// Equal determines if a route that could be installed in the system route table is equal to another
+// Via is ignored since that is only consumed within nebula itself
 func (r Route) Equal(t Route) bool {
 	if !r.Cidr.IP.Equal(t.Cidr.IP) {
 		return false
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ func (r Route) Equal(t Route) bool {
 	if r.MTU != t.MTU {
 		return false
 	}
+	if r.Install != t.Install {
+		return false
+	}
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/overlay/tun.go b/overlay/tun.go
index dc09e33..cedd7fe 100644
--- a/overlay/tun.go
+++ b/overlay/tun.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ func getAllRoutesFromConfig(c *config.C, cidr *net.IPNet, initial bool) (bool, [
 	return true, routes, nil
 }
 
+// findRemovedRoutes will return all routes that are not present in the newRoutes list and would affect the system route table.
+// Via is not used to evaluate since it does not affect the system route table.
 func findRemovedRoutes(newRoutes, oldRoutes []Route) []Route {
 	var removed []Route
 	has := func(entry Route) bool {