diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0feed849..45effedc 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ Choo.prototype.start = function () {
   }
 
   this._setCache(this.state)
-  this._matchRoute()
   this._stores.forEach(function (initStore) {
     initStore(self.state)
   })
 
+  this._matchRoute()
   this._tree = this._prerender(this.state)
   assert.ok(this._tree, 'choo.start: no valid DOM node returned for location ' + this.state.href)
 
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ Choo.prototype.toString = function (location, state) {
 
   var self = this
   this._setCache(this.state)
-  this._matchRoute(location)
   this._stores.forEach(function (initStore) {
     initStore(self.state)
   })
 
+  this._matchRoute(location)
   var html = this._prerender(this.state)
   assert.ok(html, 'choo.toString: no valid value returned for the route ' + location)
   assert(!Array.isArray(html), 'choo.toString: return value was an array for the route ' + location)
diff --git a/test/browser.js b/test/browser.js
index 24e86323..18728ed9 100644
--- a/test/browser.js
+++ b/test/browser.js
@@ -191,27 +191,6 @@ tape('state should include location on render', function (t) {
   app.mount(container)
 })
 
-tape('state should include location on store init', function (t) {
-  t.plan(6)
-  var app = choo()
-  var container = init('/foo/bar/file.txt?bin=baz')
-  app.use(store)
-  app.route('/:first/:second/*', function (state, emit) {
-    return html`<div></div>`
-  })
-  app.mount(container)
-
-  function store (state, emit) {
-    var params = { first: 'foo', second: 'bar', wildcard: 'file.txt' }
-    t.equal(state.href, '/foo/bar/file.txt', 'state has href')
-    t.equal(state.route, ':first/:second/*', 'state has route')
-    t.ok(state.hasOwnProperty('params'), 'state has params')
-    t.deepEqual(state.params, params, 'params match')
-    t.ok(state.hasOwnProperty('query'), 'state has query')
-    t.deepEqual(state.query, { bin: 'baz' }, 'query match')
-  }
-})
-
 tape('state should include title', function (t) {
   t.plan(3)
   document.title = 'foo'
diff --git a/test/node.js b/test/node.js
index 213958eb..eefe4b58 100644
--- a/test/node.js
+++ b/test/node.js
@@ -185,26 +185,6 @@ tape('state should include location on render', function (t) {
   t.end()
 })
 
-tape('state should include location on store init', function (t) {
-  t.plan(6)
-  var app = choo()
-  app.use(store)
-  app.route('/:first/:second/*', function (state, emit) {
-    return html`<div></div>`
-  })
-  app.toString('/foo/bar/file.txt?bin=baz')
-
-  function store (state, emit) {
-    var params = { first: 'foo', second: 'bar', wildcard: 'file.txt' }
-    t.equal(state.href, '/foo/bar/file.txt', 'state has href')
-    t.equal(state.route, ':first/:second/*', 'state has route')
-    t.ok(state.hasOwnProperty('params'), 'state has params')
-    t.deepEqual(state.params, params, 'params match')
-    t.ok(state.hasOwnProperty('query'), 'state has query')
-    t.deepEqual(state.query, { bin: 'baz' }, 'query match')
-  }
-})
-
 tape('state should include cache', function (t) {
   t.plan(6)
   var app = choo()