diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/client.go b/client/internal/routemanager/client.go
index 93174be93..cf4cbe91b 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/client.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/client.go
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ func (c *clientNetwork) getBestRouteFromStatuses(routePeerStatuses map[string]ro
 			tempScore++
 		}
 
-		if tempScore > chosenScore || (tempScore == chosenScore && r.ID > currID) {
+		if tempScore > chosenScore || (tempScore == chosenScore && r.ID == currID) {
+			chosen = r.ID
+			chosenScore = tempScore
+		}
+
+		if chosen == "" && currID == "" {
 			chosen = r.ID
 			chosenScore = tempScore
 		}
diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/client_test.go b/client/internal/routemanager/client_test.go
index b6659c870..3700d72ec 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/client_test.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/client_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ func TestGetBestrouteFromStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 			currentRoute:    nil,
 			expectedRouteID: "route1",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "one connected routes with relayed and no direct",
+			statuses: map[string]routerPeerStatus{
+				"route1": {
+					connected: true,
+					relayed:   true,
+					direct:    false,
+				},
+			},
+			existingRoutes: map[string]*route.Route{
+				"route1": {
+					ID:     "route1",
+					Metric: route.MaxMetric,
+					Peer:   "peer1",
+				},
+			},
+			currentRoute:    nil,
+			expectedRouteID: "route1",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "no connected peers",
 			statuses: map[string]routerPeerStatus{