diff --git a/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js b/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js
index 7d3a156dd5..d8174f3c67 100644
--- a/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js
+++ b/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*jslint indent: 2, nomen: true, maxlen: 100, sloppy: true, vars: true, white: true, regexp: true plusplus: true */
-/*global require, exports */
+/*global require, exports, module */
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief JavaScript fake actions module
+/// @brief JavaScript actions module
 ///
 /// @file
 ///
@@ -28,11 +28,143 @@
 /// @author Copyright 2013, triAGENS GmbH, Cologne, Germany
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+var internal = require("internal");
+
+var arangodb = require("org/arangodb");
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// --SECTION--                                                 private variables
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief prints the flatten routing cache for a method
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+function printFlatRoutingMethod (indent, flat) {
+  var i;
+
+  for (i = 0;  i < flat.length;  ++i) {
+    var f = flat[i];
+    var c = "";
+
+    if (f.prefix) {
+      c += "prefix ";
+    }
+
+    if (c !== "") {
+      c = "[" + c.substr(0, c.length - 1) + "]";
+    }
+
+    arangodb.printf("%s%d: %s %s\n", indent, i, f.path, c);
+  }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief prints the routing cache for a method
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+function printRoutingMethod (indent, routes) {
+  var k;
+  var i;
+
+  if (routes.hasOwnProperty('exact')) {
+    for (k in routes.exact) {
+      arangodb.printf("%sEXACT '%s'\n", indent, k);
+
+      if (routes.exact.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
+        printRoutingMethod(indent + " ", routes.exact[k]);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (routes.hasOwnProperty('parameters')) {
+    for (i = 0;  i < routes.parameters.length;  ++i) {
+      var parameter = routes.parameters[i];
+
+      if (parameter.hasOwnProperty('constraint')) {
+        arangodb.printf("%PARAMETER '%s'\n", indent, parameter.constraint);
+      }
+      else {
+        arangodb.printf("%PARAMETER\n", indent);
+      }
+
+      printRoutingMethod(indent + " ", parameter.match);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (routes.hasOwnProperty('callback')) {
+    arangodb.printf("%sCALLBACK\n", indent);
+  }
+
+  if (routes.hasOwnProperty('prefix')) {
+    arangodb.printf("%sPREFIX\n", indent);
+    printRoutingMethod(indent + " ", routes.prefix);
+  }  
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// --SECTION--                                                  public functions
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief returns the routing cache
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+exports.routingCache = internal.routingCache;
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief prints the flatten routing cache
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+function printFlatRouting (method) {
+  var cache = exports.routingCache();
+
+  if (method === undefined) {
+    method = "GET";
+  }
+  else {
+    method = method.toUpperCase();
+  }
+
+  arangodb.printf("METHOD %s\n", method);
+  printFlatRoutingMethod(" ", cache.flat[method]);
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief prints the routing cache
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+function printRouting (method) {
+  var cache = exports.routingCache();
+
+  if (method === undefined) {
+    method = "GET";
+  }
+  else {
+    method = method.toUpperCase();
+  }
+
+  arangodb.printf("METHOD %s\n", method);
+  arangodb.printf(" ROUTES\n");
+  printRoutingMethod("  ", cache.routes[method]);
+
+  arangodb.printf("METHOD %s\n", method);
+  arangodb.printf(" MIDDLEWARE\n");
+  printRoutingMethod("  ", cache.middleware[method]);
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// --SECTION--                                                    MODULE EXPORTS
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+exports.printFlatRouting = printFlatRouting;
+exports.printRouting = printRouting;
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                                       END-OF-FILE
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: outline-minor
-// outline-regexp: "\\(/// @brief\\|/// @addtogroup\\|// --SECTION--\\|/// @page\\|/// @\\}\\)"
+// outline-regexp: "/// @brief\\|/// @addtogroup\\|// --SECTION--\\|/// @page\\|/// @\\}"
 // End:
diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js
index 3feabbe7d3..24b7cfb4f6 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js
@@ -735,12 +735,25 @@ function defineRoutePart (route, subwhere, parts, pos, constraint, callback) {
       subwhere.exact[part] = {};
     }
 
+    var subpart = subwhere.exact[part];
+
     if (pos + 1 < parts.length) {
-      defineRoutePart(route, subwhere.exact[part], parts, pos + 1, constraint, callback);
+      defineRoutePart(route, subpart, parts, pos + 1, constraint, callback);
     }
     else {
-      subwhere.exact[part].route = route;
-      subwhere.exact[part].callback = callback;
+      if (subpart.hasOwnProperty('route')) {
+        var p1 = subpart.route.priority || 0;
+        var p2 = route.priority || 0;
+
+        if (p1 <= p2) {
+          subpart.route = route;
+          subpart.callback = callback;
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        subpart.route = route;
+        subpart.callback = callback;
+      }
     }
   }
   else if (part.hasOwnProperty('parameters')) {
@@ -788,12 +801,25 @@ function defineRoutePart (route, subwhere, parts, pos, constraint, callback) {
       subwhere.prefix = {};
     }
 
+    var subprefix = subwhere.prefix;
+
     if (pos + 1 < parts.length) {
       console.error("cannot define prefix match within url, ignoring route");
     }
     else {
-      subwhere.prefix.route = route;
-      subwhere.prefix.callback = callback;
+      if (subprefix.hasOwnProperty('route')) {
+        var p1 = subprefix.route.priority || 0;
+        var p2 = route.priority || 0;
+
+        if (p1 <= p2) {
+          subprefix.route = route;
+          subprefix.callback = callback;
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        subprefix.route = route;
+        subprefix.callback = callback;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -834,6 +860,7 @@ function flattenRouting (routes, path, urlParameters, depth, prefix) {
   var match;
   var result = [];
 
+  // start with exact matches
   if (routes.hasOwnProperty('exact')) {
     for (k in routes.exact) {
       if (routes.exact.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
@@ -849,6 +876,7 @@ function flattenRouting (routes, path, urlParameters, depth, prefix) {
     }
   }
 
+  // next are parameter matches
   if (routes.hasOwnProperty('parameters')) {
     for (i = 0;  i < routes.parameters.length;  ++i) {
       parameter = routes.parameters[i];
@@ -886,6 +914,7 @@ function flattenRouting (routes, path, urlParameters, depth, prefix) {
     }
   }
 
+  // next use the current callback
   if (routes.hasOwnProperty('callback')) {
     result = result.concat([{
         path: path, 
@@ -898,9 +927,10 @@ function flattenRouting (routes, path, urlParameters, depth, prefix) {
     }]);
   }
 
+  // finally use a prefix match
   if (routes.hasOwnProperty('prefix')) {
     if (! routes.prefix.hasOwnProperty('callback')) {
-      console.error("prefix match must end in '/*'");
+      console.error("prefix match must specify a callback");
     }
     else {
       cur = path + "(/[^/]+)*";
diff --git a/js/server/version-check.js b/js/server/version-check.js
index 9c22e8c09e..d3298643cf 100644
--- a/js/server/version-check.js
+++ b/js/server/version-check.js
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@
               permanently: true,
               destination: "/_admin/html/index.html"
             }
-          }
+          },
+          priority: -1000000
         });
       }