diff --git a/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/plugin_test.go b/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/plugin_test.go
index ee71438ea335..eb715ea66c14 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/plugin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/plugin_test.go
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MeshHTTPRoute", func() {
 							Matches: []api.Match{{
 								Path: &api.PathMatch{
 									Type:  api.PathPrefix,
-									Value: "/",
+									Value: "/wild",
 								},
 							}},
 							Default: api.RuleConf{
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MeshHTTPRoute", func() {
 							Matches: []api.Match{{
 								Path: &api.PathMatch{
 									Type:  api.PathPrefix,
-									Value: "/go",
+									Value: "/go-dev",
 								},
 							}},
 							Default: api.RuleConf{
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MeshHTTPRoute", func() {
 							Matches: []api.Match{{
 								Path: &api.PathMatch{
 									Type:  api.PathPrefix,
-									Value: "/wild",
+									Value: "/wild-dev",
 								},
 							}},
 							Default: api.RuleConf{
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MeshHTTPRoute", func() {
 							Matches: []api.Match{{
 								Path: &api.PathMatch{
 									Type:  api.PathPrefix,
-									Value: "/other",
+									Value: "/other-dev",
 								},
 							}},
 							Default: api.RuleConf{
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MeshHTTPRoute", func() {
 												Matches: []api.Match{{
 													Path: &api.PathMatch{
 														Type:  api.PathPrefix,
-														Value: "/",
+														Value: "/wild",
 													},
 												}},
 												Default: api.RuleConf{
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MeshHTTPRoute", func() {
 												Matches: []api.Match{{
 													Path: &api.PathMatch{
 														Type:  api.PathPrefix,
-														Value: "/go",
+														Value: "/go-dev",
 													},
 												}},
 												Default: api.RuleConf{
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/testdata/gateway-listener-specific.routes.golden.yaml b/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/testdata/gateway-listener-specific.routes.golden.yaml
index 99f747fbdd25..fce84239541d 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/testdata/gateway-listener-specific.routes.golden.yaml
+++ b/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/testdata/gateway-listener-specific.routes.golden.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,20 @@ resources:
       name: '*'
       routes:
       - match:
-          prefix: /
+          path: /wild
+        route:
+          clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+          idleTimeout: 5s
+          weightedClusters:
+            clusters:
+            - name: backend-26cb64fa4e85e7b7
+              requestHeadersToAdd:
+              - header:
+                  key: x-kuma-tags
+                  value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
+              weight: 100
+      - match:
+          prefix: /wild/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -39,7 +52,7 @@ resources:
       name: go.dev
       routes:
       - match:
-          path: /go
+          path: /go-dev
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -52,7 +65,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /go/
+          prefix: /go-dev/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/testdata/gateway.routes.golden.yaml b/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/testdata/gateway.routes.golden.yaml
index abace70be999..ce094a4524bf 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/testdata/gateway.routes.golden.yaml
+++ b/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhttproute/plugin/v1alpha1/testdata/gateway.routes.golden.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,20 @@ resources:
       name: other.dev
       routes:
       - match:
-          path: /other
+          path: /other-dev
+        route:
+          clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+          idleTimeout: 5s
+          weightedClusters:
+            clusters:
+            - name: backend-26cb64fa4e85e7b7
+              requestHeadersToAdd:
+              - header:
+                  key: x-kuma-tags
+                  value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
+              weight: 100
+      - match:
+          path: /wild-dev
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -39,7 +52,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /other/
+          prefix: /other-dev/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -52,7 +65,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /wild/
+          prefix: /wild-dev/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -65,7 +78,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /
+          prefix: /wild/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -82,7 +95,7 @@ resources:
       name: go.dev
       routes:
       - match:
-          path: /wild
+          path: /wild-dev
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -95,7 +108,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          path: /go
+          path: /go-dev
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /wild/
+          path: /wild
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -121,7 +134,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /go/
+          prefix: /wild-dev/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -134,7 +147,20 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /
+          prefix: /go-dev/
+        route:
+          clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+          idleTimeout: 5s
+          weightedClusters:
+            clusters:
+            - name: backend-26cb64fa4e85e7b7
+              requestHeadersToAdd:
+              - header:
+                  key: x-kuma-tags
+                  value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
+              weight: 100
+      - match:
+          prefix: /wild/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -150,6 +176,19 @@ resources:
       - '*.dev'
       name: '*.dev'
       routes:
+      - match:
+          path: /wild-dev
+        route:
+          clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+          idleTimeout: 5s
+          weightedClusters:
+            clusters:
+            - name: backend-26cb64fa4e85e7b7
+              requestHeadersToAdd:
+              - header:
+                  key: x-kuma-tags
+                  value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
+              weight: 100
       - match:
           path: /wild
         route:
@@ -164,7 +203,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /wild/
+          prefix: /wild-dev/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -177,7 +216,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /
+          prefix: /wild/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -194,7 +233,20 @@ resources:
       name: '*'
       routes:
       - match:
-          prefix: /
+          path: /wild
+        route:
+          clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+          idleTimeout: 5s
+          weightedClusters:
+            clusters:
+            - name: backend-26cb64fa4e85e7b7
+              requestHeadersToAdd:
+              - header:
+                  key: x-kuma-tags
+                  value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
+              weight: 100
+      - match:
+          prefix: /wild/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -220,7 +272,7 @@ resources:
       name: go.dev
       routes:
       - match:
-          path: /wild
+          path: /wild-dev
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -233,7 +285,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          path: /go
+          path: /go-dev
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -246,7 +298,20 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /wild/
+          path: /wild
+        route:
+          clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+          idleTimeout: 5s
+          weightedClusters:
+            clusters:
+            - name: backend-26cb64fa4e85e7b7
+              requestHeadersToAdd:
+              - header:
+                  key: x-kuma-tags
+                  value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
+              weight: 100
+      - match:
+          prefix: /wild-dev/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -259,7 +324,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /go/
+          prefix: /go-dev/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s
@@ -272,7 +337,7 @@ resources:
                   value: '&kuma.io/service=sample-gateway&'
               weight: 100
       - match:
-          prefix: /
+          prefix: /wild/
         route:
           clusterNotFoundResponseCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
           idleTimeout: 5s