diff --git a/tun_common.go b/tun_common.go
index 760a313..68f11ea 100644
--- a/tun_common.go
+++ b/tun_common.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func parseUnsafeRoutes(config *Config, network *net.IPNet) ([]route, error) {
 
 		via, ok := rVia.(string)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("entry %v.via in tun.unsafe_routes is not a string: %v", i+1, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("entry %v.via in tun.unsafe_routes is not a string: found %T", i+1, rVia)
 		}
 
 		nVia := net.ParseIP(via)
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ func parseUnsafeRoutes(config *Config, network *net.IPNet) ([]route, error) {
 
 		r := route{
 			via: &nVia,
+			mtu: mtu,
 		}
 
 		_, r.route, err = net.ParseCIDR(fmt.Sprintf("%v", rRoute))
diff --git a/tun_test.go b/tun_test.go
index 09651e5..ef7f34c 100644
--- a/tun_test.go
+++ b/tun_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package nebula
 
 import (
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func Test_parseRoutes(t *testing.T) {
@@ -100,3 +102,126 @@ func Test_parseRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Did not see both routes")
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_parseUnsafeRoutes(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewConfig()
+	_, n, _ := net.ParseCIDR("10.0.0.0/24")
+
+	// test no routes config
+	routes, err := parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, routes, 0)
+
+	// not an array
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": "hi"}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "tun.unsafe_routes is not an array")
+
+	// no routes
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, routes, 0)
+
+	// weird route
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{"asdf"}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "entry 1 in tun.unsafe_routes is invalid")
+
+	// no via
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "entry 1.via in tun.unsafe_routes is not present")
+
+	// invalid via
+	for _, invalidValue := range []interface{}{
+		127, false, nil, 1.0, []string{"1", "2"},
+	} {
+		c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": invalidValue}}}
+		routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+		assert.Nil(t, routes)
+		assert.EqualError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("entry 1.via in tun.unsafe_routes is not a string: found %T", invalidValue))
+	}
+
+	// unparsable via
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"mtu": "500", "via": "nope"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "entry 1.via in tun.unsafe_routes failed to parse address: nope")
+
+	// missing route
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "mtu": "500"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "entry 1.route in tun.unsafe_routes is not present")
+
+	// unparsable route
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "mtu": "500", "route": "nope"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "entry 1.route in tun.unsafe_routes failed to parse: invalid CIDR address: nope")
+
+	// within network range
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "route": "10.0.0.0/24"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "entry 1.route in tun.unsafe_routes is contained within the network attached to the certificate; route: 10.0.0.0/24, network: 10.0.0.0/24")
+
+	// below network range
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "route": "1.0.0.0/8"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Len(t, routes, 1)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	// above network range
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "route": "10.0.1.0/24"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Len(t, routes, 1)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	// no mtu
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "route": "1.0.0.0/8"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Len(t, routes, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, DEFAULT_MTU, routes[0].mtu)
+
+	// bad mtu
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "mtu": "nope"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "entry 1.mtu in tun.unsafe_routes is not an integer: strconv.Atoi: parsing \"nope\": invalid syntax")
+
+	// low mtu
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "mtu": "499"}}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, routes)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "entry 1.mtu in tun.unsafe_routes is below 500: 499")
+
+	// happy case
+	c.Settings["tun"] = map[interface{}]interface{}{"unsafe_routes": []interface{}{
+		map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "mtu": "9000", "route": "1.0.0.0/29"},
+		map[interface{}]interface{}{"via": "127.0.0.1", "mtu": "8000", "route": "1.0.0.1/32"},
+	}}
+	routes, err = parseUnsafeRoutes(c, n)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, routes, 2)
+
+	tested := 0
+	for _, r := range routes {
+		if r.mtu == 8000 {
+			assert.Equal(t, "1.0.0.1/32", r.route.String())
+			tested++
+		} else {
+			assert.Equal(t, 9000, r.mtu)
+			assert.Equal(t, "1.0.0.0/29", r.route.String())
+			tested++
+		}
+	}
+
+	if tested != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("Did not see both unsafe_routes")
+	}
+}