diff --git a/app/dispatcher/default.go b/app/dispatcher/default.go
index ea5c8fa1..36e63c25 100644
--- a/app/dispatcher/default.go
+++ b/app/dispatcher/default.go
@@ -263,16 +263,18 @@ func (d *DefaultDispatcher) routedDispatch(ctx context.Context, link *transport.
 		skipRoutePick = content.SkipRoutePick
 	}
 
-	var inTag string
+	routingLink := routing_session.AsRoutingContext(ctx)
+	inTag := routingLink.GetInboundTag()
+	isPickRoute := false
 	if d.router != nil && !skipRoutePick {
-		if route, err := d.router.PickRoute(routing_session.AsRoutingContext(ctx)); err == nil {
-			tag := route.GetOutboundTag()
-			inTag = route.GetInboundTag()
-			if h := d.ohm.GetHandler(tag); h != nil {
-				newError("taking detour [", tag, "] for [", destination, "]").WriteToLog(session.ExportIDToError(ctx))
+		if route, err := d.router.PickRoute(routingLink); err == nil {
+			outTag := route.GetOutboundTag()
+			isPickRoute = true
+			if h := d.ohm.GetHandler(outTag); h != nil {
+				newError("taking detour [", outTag, "] for [", destination, "]").WriteToLog(session.ExportIDToError(ctx))
 				handler = h
 			} else {
-				newError("non existing tag: ", tag).AtWarning().WriteToLog(session.ExportIDToError(ctx))
+				newError("non existing outTag: ", outTag).AtWarning().WriteToLog(session.ExportIDToError(ctx))
 			}
 		} else {
 			newError("default route for ", destination).WriteToLog(session.ExportIDToError(ctx))
@@ -292,10 +294,18 @@ func (d *DefaultDispatcher) routedDispatch(ctx context.Context, link *transport.
 
 	if accessMessage := log.AccessMessageFromContext(ctx); accessMessage != nil {
 		if tag := handler.Tag(); tag != "" {
-			if inTag != "" {
-				accessMessage.Detour = inTag + " -> " + tag
+			if isPickRoute {
+				if inTag != "" {
+					accessMessage.Detour = inTag + " -> " + tag
+				} else {
+					accessMessage.Detour = tag
+				}
 			} else {
-				accessMessage.Detour = tag
+				if inTag != "" {
+					accessMessage.Detour = inTag + " >> " + tag
+				} else {
+					accessMessage.Detour = tag
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		log.Record(accessMessage)