diff --git a/examples/async-curl/conf/async-curl.conf b/examples/async-curl/conf/async-curl.conf
index 623ce85..9f7c8fd 100644
--- a/examples/async-curl/conf/async-curl.conf
+++ b/examples/async-curl/conf/async-curl.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/	http
-	static	/ftp	ftp
+	route	/	http
+	route	/ftp	ftp
 }
diff --git a/examples/cookies/conf/cookies.conf b/examples/cookies/conf/cookies.conf
index faf51fa..34f3dfd 100644
--- a/examples/cookies/conf/cookies.conf
+++ b/examples/cookies/conf/cookies.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static		/		serve_cookies
-	static		/secure		serve_cookies
-	static		/vault		serve_cookies
+	route		/		serve_cookies
+	route		/secure		serve_cookies
+	route		/vault		serve_cookies
 }
diff --git a/examples/cpp/conf/cpp.conf b/examples/cpp/conf/cpp.conf
index b58e43f..9cb58c7 100755
--- a/examples/cpp/conf/cpp.conf
+++ b/examples/cpp/conf/cpp.conf
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ domain * {
 
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
-	static	/	page
+	route	/	page
 }
diff --git a/examples/generic/conf/generic.conf b/examples/generic/conf/generic.conf
index ceabd4b..18cdcca 100644
--- a/examples/generic/conf/generic.conf
+++ b/examples/generic/conf/generic.conf
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ domain * {
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 	accesslog	kore_access.log
 
-	static		/css/style.css		asset_serve_style_css
-	static		/			asset_serve_index_html
-	static		/intro.jpg		asset_serve_intro_jpg
-	static		/b64test		serve_b64test
-	static		/upload			serve_file_upload
-	static		/validator		serve_validator
-	static		/params-test		serve_params_test
-	static		/private		serve_private
+	route		/css/style.css		asset_serve_style_css
+	route		/			asset_serve_index_html
+	route		/intro.jpg		asset_serve_intro_jpg
+	route		/b64test		serve_b64test
+	route		/upload			serve_file_upload
+	route		/validator		serve_validator
+	route		/params-test		serve_params_test
+	route		/private		serve_private
 
-	static /private/test asset_serve_private_test_html auth_example
+	route /private/test asset_serve_private_test_html auth_example
 
 	params post /params-test {
 		validate	test1		v_example
diff --git a/examples/headers/conf/headers.conf b/examples/headers/conf/headers.conf
index f5d3ac4..feb8267 100755
--- a/examples/headers/conf/headers.conf
+++ b/examples/headers/conf/headers.conf
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ domain * {
 
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
-	static	/	page
+	route	/	page
 }
diff --git a/examples/integers/conf/integers.conf b/examples/integers/conf/integers.conf
index c4bf63b..0493ff7 100755
--- a/examples/integers/conf/integers.conf
+++ b/examples/integers/conf/integers.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ domain * {
 
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
-	static	/	page
+	route	/	page
 
 	# allowed parameters in the query string for GETs
 	params qs:get / {
diff --git a/examples/json/conf/json.conf b/examples/json/conf/json.conf
index c7ee1b6..b896c13 100755
--- a/examples/json/conf/json.conf
+++ b/examples/json/conf/json.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ domain 127.0.0.1 {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static		/	page
+	route		/	page
 	restrict	/	post
 }
diff --git a/examples/json_yajl/conf/json_yajl.conf b/examples/json_yajl/conf/json_yajl.conf
index 7949a30..29d2c01 100755
--- a/examples/json_yajl/conf/json_yajl.conf
+++ b/examples/json_yajl/conf/json_yajl.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ domain 127.0.0.1 {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/	page
+	route	/	page
 }
diff --git a/examples/jsonrpc/conf/jsonrpc.conf b/examples/jsonrpc/conf/jsonrpc.conf
index d3314e4..c8ff8d9 100644
--- a/examples/jsonrpc/conf/jsonrpc.conf
+++ b/examples/jsonrpc/conf/jsonrpc.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/	homepage
-	static	/v1	v1
+	route	/	homepage
+	route	/v1	v1
 }
diff --git a/examples/memtag/conf/memtag.conf b/examples/memtag/conf/memtag.conf
index 1484abe..f981b6c 100644
--- a/examples/memtag/conf/memtag.conf
+++ b/examples/memtag/conf/memtag.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/	page
+	route	/	page
 }
diff --git a/examples/messaging/conf/messaging.conf b/examples/messaging/conf/messaging.conf
index b7be287..f8680ae 100644
--- a/examples/messaging/conf/messaging.conf
+++ b/examples/messaging/conf/messaging.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ domain * {
 
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
-	static	/		page
-	static	/shutdown	page_shutdown
+	route	/		page
+	route	/shutdown	page_shutdown
 }
diff --git a/examples/parameters/conf/parameters.conf b/examples/parameters/conf/parameters.conf
index 50d02e0..c51798c 100755
--- a/examples/parameters/conf/parameters.conf
+++ b/examples/parameters/conf/parameters.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/	page
+	route	/	page
 
 	# The parameters allowed for "/" (GET method).
 	#
diff --git a/examples/pgsql-sync/conf/pgsql-sync.conf b/examples/pgsql-sync/conf/pgsql-sync.conf
index 783cc88..543c2b4 100644
--- a/examples/pgsql-sync/conf/pgsql-sync.conf
+++ b/examples/pgsql-sync/conf/pgsql-sync.conf
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ domain * {
 
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
-	static	/	page
+	route	/	page
 }
diff --git a/examples/pgsql/conf/pgsql.conf b/examples/pgsql/conf/pgsql.conf
index 9d3c4e8..faeb3c9 100755
--- a/examples/pgsql/conf/pgsql.conf
+++ b/examples/pgsql/conf/pgsql.conf
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/	page
-	static	/hello	hello
+	route	/	page
+	route	/hello	hello
 }
diff --git a/examples/pipe_task/conf/pipe_task.conf b/examples/pipe_task/conf/pipe_task.conf
index 2604887..8373aff 100755
--- a/examples/pipe_task/conf/pipe_task.conf
+++ b/examples/pipe_task/conf/pipe_task.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/			page
-	static	/connect		page_ws_connect
+	route	/			page
+	route	/connect		page_ws_connect
 }
diff --git a/examples/python-async/conf/python-async.conf b/examples/python-async/conf/python-async.conf
index 0f7d644..6d68786 100644
--- a/examples/python-async/conf/python-async.conf
+++ b/examples/python-async/conf/python-async.conf
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ python_import	./src/async_http.py
 domain * {
 	attach	notls
 
-	static	/queue	async_queue
-	static	/lock	async_lock
-	static	/proc	async_proc
+	route	/queue	async_queue
+	route	/lock	async_lock
+	route	/proc	async_proc
 
-	static	/socket		async_socket
-	static	/socket-test	socket_test
+	route	/socket		async_socket
+	route	/socket-test	socket_test
 
-	static	/httpclient	httpclient
+	route	/httpclient	httpclient
 }
diff --git a/examples/python-pgsql/kore.conf b/examples/python-pgsql/kore.conf
index ff80efb..3c11b3a 100644
--- a/examples/python-pgsql/kore.conf
+++ b/examples/python-pgsql/kore.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ domain * {
 	certfile		cert/server.pem
 	certkey			cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/		koreapp.query
-	static	/hello		koreapp.hello
-	static	/slow		koreapp.slow
+	route	/		koreapp.query
+	route	/hello		koreapp.hello
+	route	/slow		koreapp.slow
 }
diff --git a/examples/sse/conf/sse.conf b/examples/sse/conf/sse.conf
index 3a18ae7..e373708 100755
--- a/examples/sse/conf/sse.conf
+++ b/examples/sse/conf/sse.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/		page
-	static	/subscribe	subscribe
+	route	/		page
+	route	/subscribe	subscribe
 }
diff --git a/examples/tasks/conf/tasks.conf b/examples/tasks/conf/tasks.conf
index 5d912b0..2722628 100644
--- a/examples/tasks/conf/tasks.conf
+++ b/examples/tasks/conf/tasks.conf
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ domain * {
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 	accesslog	kore_access.log
 
-	static		/		page_handler
-	static		/post_back	post_back
+	route		/		page_handler
+	route		/post_back	post_back
 
 	params qs:get / {
 		validate	user	v_user
diff --git a/examples/upload/conf/upload.conf b/examples/upload/conf/upload.conf
index 6fab59a..1a73855 100644
--- a/examples/upload/conf/upload.conf
+++ b/examples/upload/conf/upload.conf
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/	page
+	route	/	page
 }
diff --git a/examples/video_stream/conf/video_stream.conf b/examples/video_stream/conf/video_stream.conf
index ee6d954..c44f753 100755
--- a/examples/video_stream/conf/video_stream.conf
+++ b/examples/video_stream/conf/video_stream.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ domain * {
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 	accesslog	access.log
 
-	static	/			asset_serve_video_html
-	dynamic ^/[a-z]*.[a-z0-9]{3}$	video_stream
+	route	/			asset_serve_video_html
+	route ^/[a-z]*.[a-z0-9]{3}$	video_stream
 }
diff --git a/examples/websocket/conf/websocket.conf b/examples/websocket/conf/websocket.conf
index 376b74f..228f8d1 100755
--- a/examples/websocket/conf/websocket.conf
+++ b/examples/websocket/conf/websocket.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ domain * {
 	certfile	cert/server.pem
 	certkey		cert/key.pem
 
-	static	/			page
-	static	/connect		page_ws_connect
+	route	/			page
+	route	/connect		page_ws_connect
 }
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 7e54c71..f292fca 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ static int		configure_client_verify(char *);
 static int		configure_client_verify_depth(char *);
 
 #if !defined(KORE_NO_HTTP)
+static int		configure_route(char *);
 static int		configure_filemap(char *);
-static int		configure_restrict(char *);
-static int		configure_handler(int, char *);
 static int		configure_static_handler(char *);
 static int		configure_dynamic_handler(char *);
+static int		configure_restrict(char *);
 static int		configure_accesslog(char *);
 static int		configure_http_header_max(char *);
 static int		configure_http_header_timeout(char *);
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static struct {
 	{ "python_import",		configure_python_import },
 #endif
 #if !defined(KORE_NO_HTTP)
+	{ "route",			configure_route},
 	{ "filemap",			configure_filemap },
 	{ "static",			configure_static_handler },
 	{ "dynamic",			configure_dynamic_handler },
@@ -971,35 +972,43 @@ configure_attach(char *name)
 static int
 configure_static_handler(char *options)
 {
-	return (configure_handler(HANDLER_TYPE_STATIC, options));
+	kore_log(LOG_NOTICE, "static keyword removed, use route instead");
+	return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
 }
 
 static int
 configure_dynamic_handler(char *options)
 {
-	return (configure_handler(HANDLER_TYPE_DYNAMIC, options));
+	kore_log(LOG_NOTICE, "dynamic keyword removed, use route instead");
+	return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
 }
 
 static int
-configure_handler(int type, char *options)
+configure_route(char *options)
 {
+	int		type;
 	char		*argv[4];
 
 	if (current_domain == NULL) {
-		printf("page handler not specified in domain context\n");
+		printf("route not specified in domain context\n");
 		return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
 	}
 
 	kore_split_string(options, " ", argv, 4);
 
 	if (argv[0] == NULL || argv[1] == NULL) {
-		printf("missing parameters for page handler\n");
+		printf("missing parameters for route \n");
 		return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
 	}
 
+	if (*argv[0] == '/')
+		type = HANDLER_TYPE_STATIC;
+	else
+		type = HANDLER_TYPE_DYNAMIC;
+
 	if (!kore_module_handler_new(current_domain,
 	    argv[0], argv[1], argv[2], type)) {
-		printf("cannot create handler for %s\n", argv[0]);
+		printf("cannot create route for %s\n", argv[0]);
 		return (KORE_RESULT_ERROR);
 	}