diff --git a/Shared/Routing.py b/Shared/Routing.py
index a22b37d..8651ad7 100644
--- a/Shared/Routing.py
+++ b/Shared/Routing.py
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
-import Logging
+import ESock
 
 BROADCAST = 0
 ROUTE = 1
 SOCK = 2
 
+
 class InvalidRouteSetup(AttributeError):
 	def __init__(self, msg):
 		super(AttributeError, self).__init__(msg)
 
+
+class InvalidRouteLength(AttributeError):
+	def __init__(self, msg):
+		super(AttributeError, self).__init__(msg)
+
+
 class ServerRoute:
+	REQUIRED = []
+	PATCHED = False
+
 	def __init__(self, **kwargs):
 		pass
 
@@ -18,27 +28,29 @@ class ServerRoute:
 	def start(self, handler):
 		pass
 
-	def stop(self, handler):
-		pass
-
 
 class ClientRoute:
 	def run(self, data, handler):
 		pass
 
+
 def create_routes(routes, handler):
 	routes = routes.copy()
 	reverse_routes = {}
 	for prefix in routes:
+		if len(prefix) > ESock.MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH:
+			raise InvalidRouteLength("'%s' is too long (maximum: %d)" % (prefix, ESock.MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH))
 		if type(routes[prefix]) is tuple or type(routes[prefix]) is list:
 			routes[prefix] = routes[prefix][0](**routes[prefix][1])
 		reverse_routes[routes[prefix]] = prefix
 	for prefix in routes:
 		attrs = dir(routes[prefix])
-		if "REQUIRED" in attrs:
-			for required in type(routes[prefix]).REQUIRED:
+		if not routes[prefix].PATCHED:
+			for required in routes[prefix].REQUIRED:
 				if required == BROADCAST:
 					routes[prefix].broadcast = handler.broadcast
 				elif required == ROUTE:
 					routes[prefix].route = reverse_routes[routes[prefix]]
+			routes[prefix].PATCHED = True
+		routes[prefix].start(handler)
 	return routes
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