diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
index a7e318c7..243ef4f0 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@
 
 (defn -copy-meta [to from]
   (letfn [(-with-meta [x m]
-            (try (with-meta x m) (catch #?(:clj Exception, :cljs js/Error) _)))
+            (try (with-meta x m)
+                 (catch #?(:clj Exception, :cljs js/Error) _ x)))
           (-copy [l p m]
             (reduce-kv
              (fn [l k v]
                (let [p' (conj p k)
-                     m' (meta (get-in from p'))]
+                     m' (when (empty? (meta v))
+                          (meta (get-in from p')))]
                  (cond
-                   (and m' (not (var? v))) (update-in l p' -with-meta m')
+                   m' (update-in l p' -with-meta m')
                    (and (map? v) (not (record? v)) (seq v)) (-copy l p' v)
                    :else l)))
              l m))]