diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
index 10faa0fe..9a6fec23 100644
--- a/logging.c
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void log_request(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 #endif
 
 	// mark route() requests
-	if (wsgi_req->status == -1) {
+	if (wsgi_req->status == -17) {
 		via = msg3;
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c b/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
index 457bf2a4..ecc2c05a 100644
--- a/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
+++ b/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_route(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
         ui->func = NULL;
 
 	// mark a route request
-	wsgi_req->status = -1;
+	wsgi_req->status = -17;
 
         return (PyObject *) ui;
 }