diff --git a/network/default.go b/network/default.go
index dea02e65..d981e4ab 100644
--- a/network/default.go
+++ b/network/default.go
@@ -851,7 +851,9 @@ func (n *network) processNetChan(listener tunnel.Listener) {
 					}
 
 					// get a list of the best routes for each service in our routing table
-					q := []router.QueryOption{router.QueryStrategy(router.AdvertiseBest)}
+					q := []router.QueryOption{
+						router.QueryStrategy(n.router.Options().Advertise),
+					}
 					routes, err := n.options.Router.Table().Query(q...)
 					switch err {
 					case nil:
@@ -1048,19 +1050,24 @@ func (n *network) processNetChan(listener tunnel.Listener) {
 				for _, pbRoute := range pbNetSync.Routes {
 					// unmarshal the routes received from remote peer
 					route := pbUtil.ProtoToRoute(pbRoute)
-					// lookup the best route for the given service in our routing table
+					// continue if we are the originator of the route
+					if route.Router == n.options.Router.Options().Id {
+						log.Debugf("Network node %s skipping route addition: route already present", n.id)
+						continue
+					}
+					// lookup best routes for the services in the just received route
 					q := []router.QueryOption{
 						router.QueryService(route.Service),
 						router.QueryStrategy(router.AdvertiseBest),
 					}
-					// NOTE: bestRoutes is either an empty slice or one element slice
 					bestRoutes, err := n.options.Router.Table().Query(q...)
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Debugf("Network node %s failed listing best routes for %s: %v", n.id, route.Service, err)
 						continue
 					}
-					// we found no route for given service
-					// create the route we have just received
+
+					// we found no route for the given service
+					// create new route we have just received
 					if len(bestRoutes) == 0 {
 						// add routes to the routing table
 						if err := n.router.Table().Create(route); err != nil && err != router.ErrDuplicateRoute {
@@ -1073,24 +1080,14 @@ func (n *network) processNetChan(listener tunnel.Listener) {
 					// * prefer our own routes if metric is the same
 					// * only add new routes if the metric is better than the metric of our best route
 					bestRoute := bestRoutes[0]
-					if bestRoute.Metric == route.Metric {
-						if route.Router == n.options.Router.Options().Id {
-							log.Debugf("Network node %s skipping route addition: already has local route", n.id)
-							continue
-						}
-						// NOTE: we might want to skip here, too as we already have equally good route
-						// add routes to the routing table
-						if err := n.router.Table().Create(route); err != nil && err != router.ErrDuplicateRoute {
-							log.Debugf("Network node %s failed to add route: %v", n.id, err)
-							continue
-						}
+
+					if bestRoute.Metric <= route.Metric {
+						continue
 					}
-					if bestRoute.Metric > route.Metric {
-						// TODO: should we delete our best route here?
-						// add route to the routing table
-						if err := n.router.Table().Create(route); err != nil && err != router.ErrDuplicateRoute {
-							log.Debugf("Network node %s failed to add route: %v", n.id, err)
-						}
+
+					// add route to the routing table
+					if err := n.router.Table().Create(route); err != nil && err != router.ErrDuplicateRoute {
+						log.Debugf("Network node %s failed to add route: %v", n.id, err)
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -1372,7 +1369,9 @@ func (n *network) manage() {
 				}
 
 				// get a list of the best routes for each service in our routing table
-				q := []router.QueryOption{router.QueryStrategy(router.AdvertiseBest)}
+				q := []router.QueryOption{
+					router.QueryStrategy(n.router.Options().Advertise),
+				}
 				routes, err := n.options.Router.Table().Query(q...)
 				switch err {
 				case nil: