diff --git a/examples/simple-ts/routes.ts b/examples/simple-ts/routes.ts
index 9c00cbd..c4d51b2 100644
--- a/examples/simple-ts/routes.ts
+++ b/examples/simple-ts/routes.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { UsersPage } from './pages/users.page';
 import { AboutPage } from './pages/about.page';
 
 export const routes = [
-  { path: '', component: RootPage },
+  { path: '', redirectTo: '/home' },
+  { path: '/home', component: RootPage },
   { path: '/users', component: UsersPage },
   { path: '/about', component: AboutPage }
 ];
diff --git a/src/router-lib/router.ts b/src/router-lib/router.ts
index 32318e2..92176ac 100644
--- a/src/router-lib/router.ts
+++ b/src/router-lib/router.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface Navigation {
 
 export interface RouteConfig {
   path: string;
-  component: any;
+  component?: any;
   query?: Array<string>;
   key?: string;
   children?: RouteConfig[];
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export async function bootRouter(config: PoaBootConfig): Promise<BootedRouter> {
     ];
 
     overridingHooks.forEach(hook => {
-      if (route.component[hook]) {
+      if (route.component && route.component[hook]) {
         route[hook] = route.component[hook];
       }
     });