diff --git a/src/Pecee/Http/Input/Input.php b/src/Pecee/Http/Input/Input.php
index 475b19c..db45b00 100644
--- a/src/Pecee/Http/Input/Input.php
+++ b/src/Pecee/Http/Input/Input.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Input {
                 return ($key !== null && isset($item->getValue()[$key])) ? $item->getValue()[$key] : $item->getValue();
             }
 
-            return ($item->getValue() === null) ? $default : $item->getValue();
+            return (trim($item->getValue()) === '') ? $default : $item->getValue();
         }
 
         return $default;
diff --git a/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterBase.php b/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterBase.php
index 231e6d4..f88be22 100644
--- a/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterBase.php
+++ b/src/Pecee/SimpleRouter/RouterBase.php
@@ -111,13 +111,6 @@ class RouterBase {
 
         $originalUri = $this->request->getUri();
 
-        // Load group middlewares
-
-        /* @var $middleware RouterEntry */
-        foreach($this->middlewaresToLoad as $middleware) {
-            $middleware->loadMiddleware($this->request);
-        }
-
         // Initialize boot-managers
         if(count($this->bootManagers)) {
             /* @var $manager RouterBootManager */
@@ -138,6 +131,12 @@ class RouterBase {
         // Loop through each route-request
         $this->processRoutes($this->routes);
 
+        // Load group middlewares
+        /* @var $route RouterEntry */
+        foreach($this->middlewaresToLoad as $route) {
+            $route->loadMiddleware($this->request);
+        }
+
         $routeNotAllowed = false;
 
         // Make sure routes with longer urls are rendered first
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ class RouterBase {
         return '';
     }
 
-    protected function processUrl($route, $method = null, $parameters = null, $getParams = null) {
+    protected function processUrl(RouterRoute $route, $method = null, $parameters = null, $getParams = null) {
 
         $domain = '';