diff --git a/SegmentRouter.php b/SegmentRouter.php
index 7f8b70a..d5bf9d4 100644
--- a/SegmentRouter.php
+++ b/SegmentRouter.php
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ class SegmentRouter implements Router
 			return str_starts_with($segment, ':') ? ':x' : $segment;
 		}, explode('/', trim($route, '/')));
 
-		// Push each segment into the routes array as a node
+		// Push each segment into the routes array as a node, except if this is the root node
 		$node = &$this->routes;
-		foreach ($segments as $segment) $node = &$node[$segment];
+		foreach ($segments as $segment) {
+			if ($segment === '') continue;
+			$node = &$node[$segment];
+		}
 
 		// Add the handler to the last node
 		$node[$method] = $handler;
@@ -23,44 +26,36 @@ class SegmentRouter implements Router
 
 	public function lookup(string $method, string $uri): int|array
 	{
-		// Expand the URI into segments
-		$uriSegments = explode('/', trim($uri, '/'));
 		$node = $this->routes;
+
+		if (isset($node[$uri])) {
+			if (isset($node[$uri][$method])) return [$node[$uri][$method], []];
+			return 405;
+		}
+
+		$uriSegments = explode('/', trim($uri, '/'));
 		$params = [];
-	
-		// Traverse the routes array to find the handler
+
 		foreach ($uriSegments as $segment) {
-			// Check if the segment exists in the node
 			if (isset($node[$segment])) {
 				$node = $node[$segment];
-			} else {
-				// Handle dynamic segments (starting with ":")
-				$dynamicSegment = null;
-				
-				// Loop through the node and find the first dynamic segment
-				foreach ($node as $k => $v) {
-					if (str_starts_with($k, ':')) {
-						$dynamicSegment = $k;
-						break; // Break early as we only need one match
-					}
-				}
-	
-				// If no dynamic segment was found, return 404
-				if ($dynamicSegment === null) return 404;
-	
-				// Otherwise, store the parameter and move to the dynamic node
-				$params[] = $segment;
-				$node = $node[$dynamicSegment];
+				continue;
 			}
+
+			if (isset($node[':x'])) {
+				$params[] = $segment;
+				$node = $node[':x'];
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			return 404;
 		}
-	
-		// Check if the HTTP method is supported
+
 		if (!isset($node[$method])) return 405;
 
-		// Return the handler and parameters
-		return [$node[$method] , $params];
+		return [$node[$method], $params];
 	}
-	
+
 
 	public function clear(): Router
 	{
diff --git a/tests/storage/segment/blog.txt b/tests/storage/segment/blog.txt
index 6c46c81..ce584f1 100644
--- a/tests/storage/segment/blog.txt
+++ b/tests/storage/segment/blog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /
-├── /
-│   └── GET
+├── GET
 ├── :x
 │   └── GET
 ├── tags
diff --git a/tests/tools.php b/tests/tools.php
index b2ad00e..c6b175b 100644
--- a/tests/tools.php
+++ b/tests/tools.php
@@ -107,32 +107,67 @@ function readAndAddRoutes(string $file, Router &$r): array
 }
 
 function runIterations(int $iterations, $r, array $routes) {
-	echo "Running $iterations iterations\n";
-	$start = microtime(true);
-	$interval = $iterations / 10;
+	echo "\n🚀 Running $iterations iterations...\n";
+
+	$start = microtime(true); // start the timer
+	$reqs = 0; // track the timing of lookups
+	$longest = 0; // track the longest lookup time
+	$shortest = 0; // track the shortest lookup time
+	$longestRoute = '';
+	$shortestRoute = '';
+
 	for ($i = 0; $i < $iterations; $i++) {
 		// pick a random route from the array
 		[$method, $path] = $routes[array_rand($routes)];
-		/*
+
 		// replace all :params/ with random values
 		$uri = preg_replace_callback('/:(\w+)/', function($matches) {
 			return rand(1, 100);
 		}, $path);
-		*/
-		$uri = $path;
-		$start2 = microtime(true);
-		$res = $r->lookup($method, $uri);
+
+		$start2 = microtime(true); // start the timer for the lookup
+
+		$res = $r->lookup($method, $uri); // run the lookup
+
+		$reqs += microtime(true) - $start2; // add this lookup time
+		if ($shortest == 0 || microtime(true) - $start2 < $shortest) {
+			$shortest = microtime(true) - $start2; // track the shortest lookup time
+			$shortestRoute = "$method $uri";
+		}
+		if (microtime(true) - $start2 > $longest) {
+			$longest = microtime(true) - $start2; // track the longest lookup time
+			$longestRoute = "$method $uri";
+		}
+
+		// if any error was encountered, print it and exit
 		if ($res === 404 || $res === 405) {
 			echo Color::red("Failed to handle request.\n$method $res\n"."├─ URI: $uri\n└─ Path: $path\n");
 			echo Color::yellow("Completed $i iterations before failure.\n");
 			exit(1);
 		}
-		if ($i !== 0 && $i % ($interval) === 0) echoMemoryAndTime($i, $start2);
 	}
+	echo Color::blue("✔️ Done!")."\n";
+
+	// echo peak memory usage
+	echo "Peak memory: " . Color::magenta(round(memory_get_peak_usage() / 1024, 1) . " kb\n");
+
+	// total time used for this run
 	echo "Time: " . Color::cyan(number_format(microtime(true) - $start, 10) . " s\n");
+
 	// echo the average time per request
-	echo "Avg/lookup: " . Color::yellow(number_format((microtime(true) - $start) / $iterations, 10) . " s\n");
-	echo "\n";
+	echo "Avg/lookup: " . Color::yellow(number_format($reqs / $iterations, 10) . " s\n");
+
+	// echo the shortest lookup time
+	echo "Shortest lookup: " . Color::green(number_format($shortest, 10) . " s\n");
+
+	// echo the longest lookup time
+	echo "Longest lookup: " . Color::red(number_format($longest, 10) . " s\n");
+
+	echo Color::black("==============================================") . "\n";
+
+	// echo the longest and shortest routes
+	echo "Shortest route: " . Color::green($shortestRoute) . "\n";
+	echo "Longest route: " . Color::red($longestRoute) . "\n";
 }
 
 // take a route tree (array) and store it in a file to be read