diff --git a/pkg/ip/utils_linux.go b/pkg/ip/utils_linux.go
index 567cd885..12a6175b 100644
--- a/pkg/ip/utils_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/ip/utils_linux.go
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ func ValidateExpectedRoute(resultRoutes []*types.Route) error {
 	// Ensure that each static route in prevResults is found in the routing table
 	for _, route := range resultRoutes {
 		find := &netlink.Route{Dst: &route.Dst, Gw: route.GW}
-		routeFilter := netlink.RT_FILTER_DST | netlink.RT_FILTER_GW
+		routeFilter := netlink.RT_FILTER_DST
+		if route.GW != nil {
+			routeFilter |= netlink.RT_FILTER_GW
+		}
 		var family int
 
 		switch {
diff --git a/plugins/main/ptp/ptp_test.go b/plugins/main/ptp/ptp_test.go
index 1734dba8..0ede4409 100644
--- a/plugins/main/ptp/ptp_test.go
+++ b/plugins/main/ptp/ptp_test.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ptp Operations", func() {
 			doTest(conf, ver, 1, dnsConf, targetNS)
 		})
 
-		It(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] configures and deconfigures a dual-stack ptp link with ADD/DEL", ver), func() {
+		It(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] configures and deconfigures a dual-stack ptp link + routes with ADD/DEL", ver), func() {
 			conf := fmt.Sprintf(`{
 			    "cniVersion": "%s",
 			    "name": "mynet",
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ var _ = Describe("ptp Operations", func() {
 					[{ "subnet": "10.1.2.0/24"}],
 					[{ "subnet": "2001:db8:1::0/66"}]
 				],
+				"routes": [
+				  { "dst": "0.0.0.0/0" },
+				  { "dst": "192.168.0.0/16" },
+				  { "dst": "1.2.3.4/32" }
+				],
 				"dataDir": "%s"
 			    }
 			}`, ver, dataDir)