diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index d4d3845..369919d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function betterMatch(candidate, reference) {
   if (!validatePath(candidate, reference)) {
     return false
   }
-  return candidate.length >= reference.length
+  return candidate.length > reference.length
 }
 
 function matchesWithParams(sourcePath, pattern) {
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ function validate({sourcePath, matchedPath, matchedValue, routes}) {
   if (!path) {
     path = routes[`*`] ? sourcePath : null
     value = path ? routes[`*`] : null
+  } else if (routes[`*`] && betterMatch(sourcePath, path)) {
+    path = sourcePath
+    value = routes[`*`]
   }
   return {path, value}
 }
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 0d5b1ef..01296a5 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -135,6 +135,88 @@ describe('switchPath basic usage', () => {
     expect(value).to.be.equal('Route not defined');
   });
 
+  it('should return match to a notFound pattern if provided non-nested configuration', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/home/33/books/10', {
+      '/': 123,
+      '/authors': 234,
+      '/books': 345,
+      '/books/:id': 456,
+      '*': 'Route not defined'
+    });
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/home/33/books/10');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal('Route not defined');
+  });
+
+  it('should match a base root path when notFound is specified', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/', {
+      '/': 123,
+      '*': 'Route not defined'
+    });
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal(123);
+  });
+
+  it('should match a base path when notFound is specified', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/books', {
+      '/': 123,
+      '/books': 234,
+      '/books/:id': 345,
+      '*': 'Route not defined'
+    });
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/books');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal(234);
+  });
+
+  it('should match a base parameter path when notFound is specified', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/10', {
+      '/': 123,
+      '/:id': id => `id is ${id}`,
+      '*': 'Route not defined'
+    });
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/10');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal('id is 10');
+  });
+
+  it('should match a base nested paramter path when notFound is specified', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/1736', {
+      '/': 123,
+      '/bar': 234,
+      '/:id': {
+        '/': id => `id is ${id}`,
+        '/home': 345
+      },
+      '*': 'Route not defined'
+    });
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/1736');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal('id is 1736');
+  });
+
+  it('should match a nested root path when notFound is specified', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/books', {
+      '/': 123,
+      '/books': {
+        '/': 234,
+        '/:id': 345
+      },
+      '*': 'Route not defined'
+    });
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/books');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal(234);
+  });
+
+  it('should match a nested parameter path when notFound is specified', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/books/10', {
+      '/': 123,
+      '/books': {
+        '/': 234,
+        '/:id': id => `id is ${id}`
+      },
+      '*': 'Route not defined'
+    });
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/books/10');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal('id is 10');
+  });
+
   it('should not prematurely match a notFound pattern', () => {
     const {path, value} = switchPath('/home/foo', {
       '*': 0,