diff --git a/system/core/Router.php b/system/core/Router.php
index 01f44bc..76772a0 100644
--- a/system/core/Router.php
+++ b/system/core/Router.php
@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@
 		// since URI segments are more search-engine friendly, but they can optionally be used.
 		// If this feature is enabled, we will gather the directory/class/method a little differently
 		$segments = array();
-		if ($this->config->item('enable_query_strings') === TRUE && isset($_GET[$this->config->item('controller_trigger')]))
+		if ($this->config->item('enable_query_strings') === TRUE
+			&& ! empty($_GET[$this->config->item('controller_trigger')])
+			&& is_string($_GET[$this->config->item('controller_trigger')])
+		)
 		{
-			if (isset($_GET[$this->config->item('directory_trigger')]))
+			if (isset($_GET[$this->config->item('directory_trigger')]) && is_string($_GET[$this->config->item('directory_trigger')]))
 			{
 				$this->set_directory(trim($this->uri->_filter_uri($_GET[$this->config->item('directory_trigger')])));
 				$segments[] = $this->fetch_directory();
 			}
 
-			if (isset($_GET[$this->config->item('controller_trigger')]))
-			{
-				$this->set_class(trim($this->uri->_filter_uri($_GET[$this->config->item('controller_trigger')])));
-				$segments[] = $this->fetch_class();
-			}
+			$this->set_class(trim($this->uri->_filter_uri($_GET[$this->config->item('controller_trigger')])));
+			$segments[] = $this->fetch_class();
 
-			if (isset($_GET[$this->config->item('function_trigger')]))
+			if ( ! empty($_GET[$this->config->item('function_trigger')]) && is_string($_GET[$this->config->item('function_trigger')]))
 			{
 				$this->set_method(trim($this->uri->_filter_uri($_GET[$this->config->item('function_trigger')])));
 				$segments[] = $this->fetch_method();
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 			include(APPPATH.'config/routes.php');
 		}
 
-		$this->routes = (isset($route) && is_array($route)) ? $route : array();
+		$this->routes = (empty($route) OR ! is_array($route)) ? array() : $route;
 		unset($route);
 
 		// Set the default controller so we can display it in the event