diff --git a/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterBase.php b/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterBase.php
index c5dbb35..921db9b 100644
--- a/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterBase.php
+++ b/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterBase.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class RouterBase {
             if($route instanceof RouterGroup && is_callable($route->getCallback())) {
                 $group = $route;
                 $route->renderRoute($this->request);
-                $mergedSettings = array_merge($route->getMergeableSettings(), $settings);
+                $mergedSettings = array_merge($settings, $route->getMergeableSettings());
             }
 
             $this->currentRoute = null;
diff --git a/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterGroup.php b/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterGroup.php
index 2283744..f3c0ed4 100644
--- a/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterGroup.php
+++ b/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterGroup.php
@@ -88,4 +88,18 @@ class RouterGroup extends RouterEntry {
         return $this->domain;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array $settings
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function addSettings(array $settings = null) {
+        if(isset($settings['namespace'])) {
+            unset($settings['namespace']);
+        }
+        if(is_array($settings)) {
+            $this->settings = array_merge($this->settings, $settings);
+        }
+        return $this;
+    }
+
 }
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