diff --git a/internal/route/provider/docker_test.go b/internal/route/provider/docker_test.go
index c04829e..6621c78 100644
--- a/internal/route/provider/docker_test.go
+++ b/internal/route/provider/docker_test.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func TestImplicitExcludeDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		})["a"]
 		ExpectTrue(t, ok)
-		ExpectTrue(t, r.ShouldNotServe())
+		ExpectTrue(t, r.ShouldExclude())
 	})
 	t.Run("exposed port detection", func(t *testing.T) {
 		r, ok := makeRoutes(&types.Container{
@@ -378,6 +378,6 @@ func TestImplicitExcludeDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		})["a"]
 		ExpectTrue(t, ok)
-		ExpectTrue(t, r.ShouldNotServe())
+		ExpectTrue(t, r.ShouldExclude())
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/route/provider/event_handler.go b/internal/route/provider/event_handler.go
index f7f169d..9e132d5 100644
--- a/internal/route/provider/event_handler.go
+++ b/internal/route/provider/event_handler.go
@@ -65,12 +65,10 @@ func (handler *EventHandler) Handle(parent task.Parent, events []watcher.Event)
 			handler.Remove(oldr)
 		case handler.matchAny(events, newr):
 			handler.Update(parent, oldr, newr)
-		case newr.ShouldNotServe():
-			handler.Remove(oldr)
 		}
 	}
 	for k, newr := range newRoutes {
-		if _, ok := oldRoutes[k]; !(ok || newr.ShouldNotServe()) {
+		if _, ok := oldRoutes[k]; !ok {
 			handler.Add(parent, newr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/route/provider/provider.go b/internal/route/provider/provider.go
index a78fa74..a1c1c27 100644
--- a/internal/route/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/route/provider/provider.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	E "github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/error"
-	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/logging"
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/route"
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/route/provider/types"
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/task"
@@ -83,10 +82,6 @@ func (p *Provider) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func (p *Provider) startRoute(parent task.Parent, r *route.Route) E.Error {
-	if r.ShouldNotServe() {
-		logging.Debug().Str("alias", r.Alias).Str("provider", p.ShortName()).Msg("route excluded")
-		return nil
-	}
 	err := r.Start(parent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err.Subject(r.Alias)
@@ -155,7 +150,6 @@ func (p *Provider) loadRoutes() (routes route.Routes, err E.Error) {
 		}
 		if r.ShouldExclude() {
 			delete(routes, alias)
-			continue
 		}
 	}
 	return routes, errs.Error()
diff --git a/internal/route/route.go b/internal/route/route.go
index fb407ad..d97ccee 100644
--- a/internal/route/route.go
+++ b/internal/route/route.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/docker"
 	idlewatcher "github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/docker/idlewatcher/types"
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/homepage"
-	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/logging"
 	net "github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/net/types"
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/task"
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/watcher/health"
@@ -67,10 +66,6 @@ func (r *Route) Validate() E.Error {
 	}
 	r.isValidated = true
 
-	if r.ShouldNotServe() {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	errs := E.NewBuilder("entry validation failed")
 
 	switch r.Scheme {
@@ -85,7 +80,7 @@ func (r *Route) Validate() E.Error {
 		r.lURL = E.Collect(errs, net.ParseURL, fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%d", r.Scheme, r.Host, r.Port.Listening))
 		fallthrough
 	default:
-		if r.Port.Proxy == 0 && !r.UseIdleWatcher() {
+		if r.Port.Proxy == 0 && !r.IsDocker() {
 			errs.Adds("missing proxy port")
 		}
 		if r.LoadBalance != nil && r.LoadBalance.Link == "" {
@@ -124,6 +119,11 @@ func (r *Route) Finish(reason any) {
 		return
 	}
 	r.impl.Finish(reason)
+	r.impl = nil
+}
+
+func (r *Route) Started() bool {
+	return r.impl != nil
 }
 
 func (r *Route) ProviderName() string {
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ func (r *Route) ShouldExclude() bool {
 		case r.Container.IsExcluded:
 			return true
 		case r.IsZeroPort() && !r.UseIdleWatcher():
-			logging.Debug().Str("container", r.Container.ContainerName).Msg("route excluded")
+			return true
+		case r.Container.IsDatabase && !r.Container.IsExplicit:
 			return true
 		case strings.HasPrefix(r.Container.ContainerName, "buildx_"):
 			return true
@@ -205,13 +206,6 @@ func (r *Route) ShouldExclude() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (r *Route) ShouldNotServe() bool {
-	if r.Container != nil && r.Container.IsDatabase && !r.Container.IsExplicit {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func (r *Route) UseLoadBalance() bool {
 	return r.LoadBalance != nil && r.LoadBalance.Link != ""
 }
diff --git a/internal/route/types/route.go b/internal/route/types/route.go
index 740f0ee..32fcda1 100644
--- a/internal/route/types/route.go
+++ b/internal/route/types/route.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ type (
 		TargetURL() *net.URL
 		HealthMonitor() health.HealthMonitor
 
+		Started() bool
+
 		IdlewatcherConfig() *idlewatcher.Config
 		HealthCheckConfig() *health.HealthCheckConfig
 		LoadBalanceConfig() *loadbalance.Config