diff --git a/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php b/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
index e0e0357..40162a8 100644
--- a/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
+++ b/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@ trait SegmentRouterTrait
         // node is a reference to our current location in the node tree
         $node = $routes;
 
-        // if the URI is just a slash, we can return the handler for the root node
-        if ($uri === '/') {
-            return isset($node[$method])
-                ? ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => null]
-                : ['code' => 405, 'handler' => null, 'params' => null];
+         // if the URI is the root, and the method is defined, return the handler
+        if ($uri === '/' && isset($node[$method]) && array_key_exists($method, $node)) {
+            return ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => null];
         }
 
         // params will hold any dynamic segments we find
@@ -84,9 +82,11 @@ trait SegmentRouterTrait
         }
 
         // if we found a handler for the method, return it and any params. if not, return a 405
-        return isset($node[$method])
-            ? ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => $params]
-            : ['code' => 405, 'handler' => null, 'params' => []];
+        if (array_key_exists($method, $node)) {
+            return ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => $params];
+        }
+
+        return ['code' => 405, 'handler' => null, 'params' => []];
     }
 
     /**