diff --git a/route/router.go b/route/router.go
index 07d264d..12ef1a8 100644
--- a/route/router.go
+++ b/route/router.go
@@ -45,32 +45,33 @@ func (r *Router) Initialize(ctx context.Context, logger *log.Logger, options Rou
 	if r.started {
 		return errors.New("already initialized")
 	}
-	r.ctx = ctx
-	r.logger = logger
-	r.outboundMap = options.OutboundMap
-	r.listMap = options.ListMap
-	r.ruleRegistry = options.RuleRegistry
-	r.snifferRegistry = options.SnifferRegistry
-	r.rules = make([]Rule, 0, len(options.Config.Rules))
+	rules := make([]Rule, 0, len(options.Config.Rules))
 	for i, ruleConfig := range options.Config.Rules {
-		rule, err := NewRule(logger, ruleConfig, r.listMap, r.ruleRegistry)
+		rule, err := NewRule(logger, ruleConfig, options.ListMap, options.RuleRegistry)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("initialize rule [index=%d]: %w", i, err)
 		}
-		r.rules = append(r.rules, rule)
+		rules = append(rules, rule)
 	}
 	if options.Config.DefaultOutbound != "" {
-		var err error
-		r.defaultOutbound, err = r.FindOutboundByName(options.Config.DefaultOutbound)
+		defaultOutbound, err := r.findOutboundByName(options.OutboundMap, options.Config.DefaultOutbound)
 		if err != nil {
 			return common.Cause("default outbound is not found: ", err)
 		}
+		r.defaultOutbound = defaultOutbound
 	} else {
 		r.defaultOutbound, _ = protocol.NewOutbound(r.logger, &config.Outbound{
 			Name: "default",
 		})
-		r.defaultOutbound.PostInitialize(r)
+		r.defaultOutbound.PostInitialize(r) // this is dangerous since the router is not fully initialized yet
 	}
+	r.ctx = ctx
+	r.logger = logger
+	r.outboundMap = options.OutboundMap
+	r.listMap = options.ListMap
+	r.ruleRegistry = options.RuleRegistry
+	r.snifferRegistry = options.SnifferRegistry
+	r.rules = rules
 	r.started = true
 	return nil
 }
@@ -169,16 +170,20 @@ func (r *Router) HandleConnection(conn net.Conn, metadata *adapter.Metadata) {
 }
 
 func (r *Router) FindOutboundByName(name string) (adapter.Outbound, error) {
+	return r.findOutboundByName(r.outboundMap, name)
+}
+
+func (r *Router) findOutboundByName(outboundMap map[string]adapter.Outbound, name string) (adapter.Outbound, error) {
 	switch name {
 	case "REJECT":
 		return rejectOutbound{}, nil
 	case "RESET":
 		return resetOutbound{}, nil
 	}
-	if r.outboundMap == nil {
+	if outboundMap == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("outbounds are not initialized")
 	}
-	outbound, ok := r.outboundMap[name]
+	outbound, ok := outboundMap[name]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("outbound not found [%s]", name)
 	}