diff --git a/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/broker/metrics/BytesMetricsHandler.java b/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/broker/metrics/BytesMetricsHandler.java
index 9c0f95e3d..462f8b180 100644
--- a/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/broker/metrics/BytesMetricsHandler.java
+++ b/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/broker/metrics/BytesMetricsHandler.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) throws Exception
     @Override
     public void write(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception {
         BytesMetrics metrics = ctx.channel().attr(ATTR_KEY_METRICS).get();
-        metrics.incrementWrote(((ByteBuf) msg).writableBytes());
+        metrics.incrementWrote(((ByteBuf) msg).readableBytes());
         ctx.write(msg, promise).addListener(CLOSE_ON_FAILURE);
     }
 
diff --git a/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/broker/subscriptions/CTrie.java b/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/broker/subscriptions/CTrie.java
index 70e279f0b..f40eddd47 100644
--- a/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/broker/subscriptions/CTrie.java
+++ b/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/broker/subscriptions/CTrie.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface IVisitor<T> {
         T getResult();
     }
 
-    private static final Token ROOT = new Token("root");
+    private static final Token ROOT = new Token("+root");
     private static final INode NO_PARENT = null;
 
     private enum Action {
diff --git a/broker/src/test/java/io/moquette/broker/subscriptions/CTrieSubscriptionDirectoryMatchingTest.java b/broker/src/test/java/io/moquette/broker/subscriptions/CTrieSubscriptionDirectoryMatchingTest.java
index 558efd165..8658a5473 100644
--- a/broker/src/test/java/io/moquette/broker/subscriptions/CTrieSubscriptionDirectoryMatchingTest.java
+++ b/broker/src/test/java/io/moquette/broker/subscriptions/CTrieSubscriptionDirectoryMatchingTest.java
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ public void testMatchSimple() {
 
         assertThat(sut.matchWithoutQosSharpening(asTopic("/finance"))).contains(slashFinanceSub);
         assertThat(sut.matchWithoutQosSharpening(asTopic("/"))).contains(slashSub);
+
+        Subscription rootSub = clientSubOnTopic("TempSensor1", "root");
+        sut.add(rootSub);
+        assertThat(sut.matchWithoutQosSharpening(asTopic("root"))).contains(rootSub);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -67,6 +71,10 @@ public void testMatchSimpleMulti() {
         Subscription financeAnySub = clientSubOnTopic("TempSensor1", "finance/#");
         sut.add(financeAnySub);
         assertThat(sut.matchWithoutQosSharpening(asTopic("finance"))).containsExactlyInAnyOrder(financeAnySub, anySub);
+
+        Subscription rootSub = clientSubOnTopic("TempSensor1", "root/#");
+        sut.add(rootSub);
+        assertThat(sut.matchWithoutQosSharpening(asTopic("root/test"))).contains(rootSub);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -168,6 +176,11 @@ public void rogerLightTopicMatches() {
         assertMatch("foo//+", "foo//bar");
         assertMatch("foo/+/+/baz", "foo///baz");
         assertMatch("foo/bar/+", "foo/bar/");
+
+        assertMatch("root//bar", "root//bar");
+        assertMatch("root//+", "root//bar");
+        assertMatch("foo/+/+/root", "foo///root");
+        assertMatch("foo/root/+", "foo/root/");
     }
 
     private void assertMatch(String s, String t) {
diff --git a/distribution/src/main/scripts/moquette.sh b/distribution/src/main/scripts/moquette.sh
index dd54622fe..bfb5bb3a7 100644
--- a/distribution/src/main/scripts/moquette.sh
+++ b/distribution/src/main/scripts/moquette.sh
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ echo "  \_|  |_/\___/ \__, |\__,_|\___|\__|\__\___| \_|  |_/\_/\_\ \_/   \_/   "
 echo "                   | |                                                   "
 echo "                   |_|                                                   "
 echo "                                                                         "
-echo "                                               version: 0..13-SNAPSHOT   "
+echo "                                                version: 0.13-SNAPSHOT   "
 
 
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-
 # resolve links - $0 may be a softlink
 PRG="$0"
 
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ PRGDIR=`dirname "$PRG"`
 export MOQUETTE_HOME
 
 # Set JavaHome if it exists
-if [ -f "${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java" ]; then 
+if [ -f "${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java" ]; then
    JAVA=${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java
 else
    JAVA=java