diff --git a/etc/inc/gwlb.inc b/etc/inc/gwlb.inc
index 0caa84061d..382bfba8f1 100644
--- a/etc/inc/gwlb.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/gwlb.inc
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ EOD;
 		 */
 		if (is_ipaddr($gateway['gateway']) && $gateway['monitor'] != $gateway['gateway']) {
 			log_error(sprintf(gettext('Removing static route for monitor %1$s and adding a new route through %2$s'), $gateway['monitor'], $gateway['gateway']));
-			mwexec("/sbin/route delete -host " . escapeshellarg($gateway['monitor']), true);
-			mwexec("/sbin/route add -host " . escapeshellarg($gateway['monitor']) .
+			mwexec("/sbin/route change -host " . escapeshellarg($gateway['monitor']) .
 				" " . escapeshellarg($gateway['gateway']), true);
 		}
 
@@ -403,12 +402,12 @@ function return_gateway_groups_array() {
 				$gateways_arr[$upgw]['gateway'] = get_interface_gateway($gateways_arr[$upgw]['friendlyiface']);
 			if (is_ipaddr($gateways_arr[$upgw]['gateway'])) {
 				log_error("Default gateway down setting {$upgw} as default!");
-				mwexec("/sbin/route delete -inet default; /sbin/route add -inet default {$gateways_arr[$upgw]['gateway']}");
+				mwexec("/sbin/route change -inet default {$gateways_arr[$upgw]['gateway']}");
 			}
 		} else {
 			$defaultgw = trim(`/sbin/route -n get -inet default | /usr/bin/grep gateway | /usr/bin/sed 's/gateway://g'`, " \n");
 			if ($defaultgw != $gateways_arr[$dfltgwname]['gateway'])
-				mwexec("/sbin/route delete -inet default; /sbin/route add -inet default {$gateways_arr[$dfltgwname]['gateway']}");
+				mwexec("/sbin/route change -inet default {$gateways_arr[$dfltgwname]['gateway']}");
 		}
 				
 		unset($upgw, $dfltgwfound, $dfltgwdown, $gwname, $gwsttng);