diff --git a/bones.js b/bones.js
index d5c9fdbd..4cb22a70 100644
--- a/bones.js
+++ b/bones.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ exports.middleware = require(path.join(__dirname, 'server/middleware'));
 exports.server = true;
 
 exports.Backbone = require(path.join(__dirname, 'server/backbone'));
+exports.Backbone.setDomLibrary(exports.$);
+
 exports.Router = require(path.join(__dirname, 'server/router'));
 exports.Model = require(path.join(__dirname, 'server/model'));
 exports.Collection = require(path.join(__dirname, 'server/collection'));
diff --git a/client/backbone.js b/client/backbone.js
index 08bd58d5..c5fe61b4 100644
--- a/client/backbone.js
+++ b/client/backbone.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Backbone.setDomLibrary($);
+
 Backbone.Router.prototype.route = function(route, name, callback) {
     Backbone.history || (Backbone.history = new Backbone.History);
     if (!_.isRegExp(route)) route = this._routeToRegExp(route);
diff --git a/examples/simple/routers/App.bones.js b/examples/simple/routers/App.bones.js
index d3dbc0c5..0f96a1fc 100644
--- a/examples/simple/routers/App.bones.js
+++ b/examples/simple/routers/App.bones.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     routes: {
-        '/': 'home',
-        '/about': 'about',
-        '/project/:project': 'project'
+        '': 'home',
+        'about': 'about',
+        'project/:project': 'project'
     },
 
     // The `home` route...
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 481d1a31..14f23888 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "underscore": "~1.3.3",
         "express": "~2.5.4",
-        "backbone": "0.5.3",
+        "backbone": "~0.9.2",
         "jquery": "~1.6.3",
         "optimist": "0.3.x",
         "mirror": "0.3.x"
diff --git a/server/router.js b/server/router.js
index 3431aa54..e2a80c3b 100644
--- a/server/router.js
+++ b/server/router.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Backbone.Router.prototype._bindRoutes = function() {
 };
 
 Backbone.Router.prototype.route = function(route, name, callback) {
-    if (!_.isRegExp(route)) route = this._routeToRegExp(route);
+    if (!_.isRegExp(route)) route = this._routeToRegExp('/' + route);
     if (!_.isFunction(callback)) throw new Error("'" + name + "' is not a function in " + this);
 
     // Add route to express server.
diff --git a/test/fixture/routers/Page.bones.js b/test/fixture/routers/Page.bones.js
index 5a2f8006..ce9773db 100644
--- a/test/fixture/routers/Page.bones.js
+++ b/test/fixture/routers/Page.bones.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     routes: {
-        '/': 'home',
-        '/page/:id': 'page',
-        '/page/special': 'pageSpecial'
+        '': 'home',
+        'page/:id': 'page',
+        'page/special': 'pageSpecial'
     },
 
     page: function(id) {