diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96a3916..56834b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "build": "microbundle build --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --name VueBrowserAcl",
     "build:watch": "microbundle watch --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --name VueBrowserAcl",
     "test": "jest --config jest.config.json",
-    "test:watch": "jest jest --config jest.config.json --watchAll",
+    "test:watch": "jest --config jest.config.json --watchAll",
     "version": "npm run build && git add -A ./dist",
     "postversion": "git push && git push --tags"
   },
@@ -37,19 +37,18 @@
     "browser-acl": "^0.9.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.9.6",
-    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.9.6",
-    "@nuxt/types": "^0.7.6",
-    "@types/jest": "^25.2.3",
-    "@vue/test-utils": "^1.0.3",
-    "babel-jest": "^26.0.1",
-    "jest": "^26.0.1",
-    "microbundle": "^0.12.0",
-    "ts-jest": "^26.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^3.9.3",
-    "vue": "^2.6.11",
-    "vue-router": "^3.2.0",
-    "vue-template-compiler": "^2.6.11"
+    "@babel/core": "^7.12.13",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.12.13",
+    "@types/jest": "^26.0.20",
+    "@vue/test-utils": "^1.1.3",
+    "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
+    "jest": "^26.6.3",
+    "microbundle": "^0.13.0",
+    "ts-jest": "^26.5.0",
+    "typescript": "^4.1.3",
+    "vue": "^2.6.12",
+    "vue-router": "^3.5.1",
+    "vue-template-compiler": "^2.6.12"
   },
   "prettier": {
     "semi": false,
diff --git a/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 750f698..5a37d96 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { User } from '../../types'
 import Acl from 'browser-acl'
 import { Verb } from '../../types'
 import VueAcl from '../index'
+import VueRouter, { RouteConfig } from 'vue-router'
 
 let _user: User | null
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ describe('Bad setup', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.spyOn(console, 'error')
     // @ts-ignore
-    console.error.mockImplementation(() => {})
+    console.error.mockImplementation(() => { })
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -54,6 +55,110 @@ describe('Bad setup', () => {
   })
 })
 
+
+const routes: RouteConfig[] = [
+  {
+    path: "*",
+    redirect: '/home'
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/home',
+    component: {
+      render: (c) => c('div', "Normal Route")
+    },
+    meta: {
+      can: 'see-home'
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/nocanroute',
+    component: {
+      render: (c) => c('div', "Shouldn't be here in strict mode")
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/fallback',
+    component: {
+      render: (c) => c('div', "Fallback Route")
+    },
+    meta: {
+      can: true
+    }
+      
+  }
+]
+
+describe('Router integration', () => {
+  test('Strict mode directs to fallback route with no meta', async () => {
+    const localVue = createLocalVue()
+    localVue.use(VueRouter)
+
+    const router = new VueRouter({ routes: routes, mode: 'hash' })
+    
+    router.push("");
+    localVue.use(VueAcl, getUser, (acl: Acl) => {
+      acl.rule('see-home', true)
+    }, { router: router, failRoute: '/fallback', strict: true, assumeGlobal: true })
+    
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      {
+        template: `
+        <router-view></router-view>
+      `
+      },
+      { localVue, router },
+    )   
+
+    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('Normal Route')
+
+    router.push('/nocanroute').catch((err) => {
+      expect(err).toBe('[Error: Redirected when going from "/home" to "/nocanroute" via a navigation guard.]')
+    })
+
+    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+
+    const html = wrapper.html();
+
+    expect(html).toContain('Fallback Route')
+
+  }),
+  test('Normal mode passes route with no meta', async () => {
+    const localVue = createLocalVue()
+    localVue.use(VueRouter)
+
+    const router = new VueRouter({ routes: routes, mode: 'hash'})
+    
+    router.push("");
+    localVue.use(VueAcl, getUser, (acl: Acl) => {
+      acl.rule('see-home', true)
+    }, { router: router, failRoute: '/fallback'})
+    
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      {
+        template: `
+        <router-view></router-view>
+      `
+      },
+      { localVue, router },
+    )   
+
+    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('Normal Route')
+
+    router.push('/nocanroute');
+
+    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+
+    const html = wrapper.html();
+
+    expect(html).toContain("Shouldn't be here in strict mode")
+
+  })
+})
+
 describe('Global rules', () => {
   test('True for all', () => {
     const localVue = createLocalVue()
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e9ac3c8..c5c58c8 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -148,10 +148,20 @@ const VueAcl: VueAcl = {
       }
 
       router.beforeEach((to: Route, from: Route, next: any) => {
+        //prevent infinite loop if the fallback route contains no can meta
+        if(opt.strict && to.path === opt.failRoute) {
+          return next();
+        }
+
         const metas = to.matched
           .filter((route) => route.meta && findCan(route.meta))
           .map((route) => route.meta)
-
+          
+        // enforce strict mode 
+        if(metas.length === 0 && opt.strict) {
+          next(opt.failRoute)
+        }
+       
         const chain = chainCans(metas, to, from)
 
         chain.then((result) => {