diff --git a/packages/runtime/package.json b/packages/runtime/package.json
index 976d1a3..554e309 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/runtime/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stack-spot/citron-navigator",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/CitronNavigator.ts b/packages/runtime/src/CitronNavigator.ts
index 833a9cc..6bc70f9 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/CitronNavigator.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/CitronNavigator.ts
@@ -143,14 +143,20 @@ export class CitronNavigator {
     }, [])
   }
 
-  private findRouteByPath(route: Route, path: string): Route | undefined {
+  private findRouteByPath(route: Route, path: string, lastMatch?: Route): Route | undefined {
     switch (route.$match(path)) {
-      case 'exact': return route
+      case 'exact':
+        return route.$path.endsWith('*')
+          ? this.childrenOf(route).reduce<Route | undefined>(
+            (result, child) => result ?? this.findRouteByPath(child, path, route),
+            undefined,
+          ) ?? route
+          : route
       case 'subroute':
         return this.childrenOf(route).reduce<Route | undefined>(
-          (result, child) => result ?? this.findRouteByPath(child, path),
+          (result, child) => result ?? this.findRouteByPath(child, path, lastMatch),
           undefined,
-        ) ?? (route.$path.endsWith('*') ? route : undefined)
+        ) ?? (route.$path.endsWith('*') ? route : lastMatch)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/runtime/test/CitronNavigator.spec.ts b/packages/runtime/test/CitronNavigator.spec.ts
index e96fc4d..1f1d78c 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/test/CitronNavigator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/test/CitronNavigator.spec.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,24 @@ describe('Citron Navigator', () => {
     expect(navigator.currentParams).toEqual({ studioId: 'studio1', stackId: 'stack1', starterId: 'starter1', str: 'test' })
   }))
 
+  describe('should use deep wildcard instead of shallow', testHash({
+    routeFactory: () => new AlternativeRootRoute(),
+    testFn: ({ p, navigator, route: root }) => {
+      mockLocation(`https://www.stackspot.com${p('/workspaces/a/stacks')}`)
+      navigator.updateRoute()
+      expect(navigator.currentRoute).toBe(root.workspaces.workspace.stacks)
+      expect(navigator.currentParams).toEqual({ workspaceId: 'a' })
+      mockLocation(`https://www.stackspot.com${p('/workspaces/a')}`)
+      navigator.updateRoute()
+      expect(navigator.currentRoute).toBe(root.workspaces.workspace)
+      expect(navigator.currentParams).toEqual({ workspaceId: 'a' })
+      mockLocation(`https://www.stackspot.com${p('/workspaces')}`)
+      navigator.updateRoute()
+      expect(navigator.currentRoute).toBe(root.workspaces)
+      expect(navigator.currentParams).toEqual({})
+    },
+  }))
+
   describe('should deserialize route parameters', testHash({
     locationFactory: (p) => {
       const urlParams = [
diff --git a/packages/runtime/test/routes.ts b/packages/runtime/test/routes.ts
index 1d06f3a..733961b 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/test/routes.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/test/routes.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,22 @@ export class WorkspacesRoute extends Route<AlternativeRootRoute, void> {
   constructor(parent: AlternativeRootRoute) {
     super('root.workspaces', '/workspaces/*', parent, {})
   }
+
+  workspace = new WorkspaceRoute(this)
+}
+
+export class WorkspaceRoute extends Route<WorkspacesRoute, { workspaceId: string }> {
+  constructor(parent: WorkspacesRoute) {
+    super('root.workspaces.workspace', '/workspaces/{workspaceId}/*', parent, { workspaceId: 'string' })
+  }
+
+  stacks = new WorkspaceStacksRoute(this)
+}
+
+export class WorkspaceStacksRoute extends Route<WorkspaceRoute, void> {
+  constructor(parent: WorkspaceRoute) {
+    super('root.workspaces.workspace.stacks', '/workspaces/{workspaceId}/stacks/*', parent, { workspaceId: 'string' })
+  }
 }
 
 export class AccountRoute extends Route<RootRoute, RouteParams['root.account']> {