diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/routing/RoutingSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/routing/RoutingSpec.scala
index ca47f4f36e..7ef133d0fe 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/routing/RoutingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/routing/RoutingSpec.scala
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ class RoutingSpec extends AkkaSpec with DefaultTimeout with ImplicitSender {
 
         def receive = {
           case RouterRoutees(iterable) ⇒
-            iterable.exists(_ == "routee1") must be(true)
-            iterable.exists(_ == "routee2") must be(true)
-            iterable.exists(_ == "routee3") must be(false)
+            iterable.exists(_.path.name == "routee1") must be(true)
+            iterable.exists(_.path.name == "routee2") must be(true)
+            iterable.exists(_.path.name == "routee3") must be(false)
             doneLatch.countDown()
           case "doIt" ⇒
             router ! CurrentRoutees
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/routing/Routing.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/routing/Routing.scala
index fd33eb1525..7f9394fdc5 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/routing/Routing.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/routing/Routing.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ private[akka] class RoutedActorRef(_system: ActorSystemImpl, _props: Props, _sup
     case _: AutoReceivedMessage ⇒ Nil
     case Terminated(_)          ⇒ Nil
     case CurrentRoutees ⇒
-      sender ! RouterRoutees(_routees map (_.path.name))
+      sender ! RouterRoutees(_routees)
       Nil
     case _ ⇒
       if (route.isDefinedAt(sender, message)) route(sender, message)
@@ -149,14 +149,15 @@ case class Broadcast(message: Any)
 
 /**
  * Sending this message to a router will make it send back its currently used routees.
- * The routees will be sent as a RouterRoutees message to the "requester".
+ * A RouterRoutees message is sent asynchronously to the "requester" containing information
+ * about what routees the router is routing over.
  */
 case object CurrentRoutees
 
 /**
  * Message used to carry information about what routees the router is currently using.
  */
-case class RouterRoutees(routees: Iterable[String])
+case class RouterRoutees(routees: Iterable[ActorRef])
 
 /**
  * For every message sent to a router, its route determines a set of destinations,