diff --git a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/trafficRouting.lua b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/trafficRouting.lua
index 1581c794..41e48383 100644
--- a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/trafficRouting.lua
+++ b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/trafficRouting.lua
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ function GetRulesToPatch(spec, stableService, protocol)
     local matchedRoutes = {}
     if (spec[protocol] ~= nil) then
         for _, rule in ipairs(spec[protocol]) do
-            -- skip routes contain matches
-            if (rule.match == nil) then
-                for _, route in ipairs(rule.route) do
-                    if GetHost(route) == stableService then
-                        table.insert(matchedRoutes, rule)
-                    end
+            local retries = rule.retries or {}
+            if #retries == 0 then
+                rule.retries = nil
+            end
+
+            for _, route in ipairs(rule.route) do
+                if GetHost(route) == stableService then
+                    table.insert(matchedRoutes, rule)
                 end
             end
         end
@@ -44,6 +46,14 @@ end
 
 -- generate routes with matches, insert a rule before other rules, only support http headers, cookies etc.
 function GenerateRoutesWithMatches(spec, matches, stableService, canaryService)
+    local http = spec.http
+    for _, rule in ipairs(http) do
+        local retries = rule.retries or {}
+        if #retries == 0 then
+            rule.retries = nil
+        end
+    end
+
     for _, match in ipairs(matches) do
         local route = {}
         route["match"] = {}
@@ -79,7 +89,7 @@ function GenerateRoutesWithMatches(spec, matches, stableService, canaryService)
         else
             route.route[1].destination.host = canaryService
         end
-        table.insert(spec.http, 1, route)
+        table.insert(http, 1, route)
     end
 end
 
@@ -122,4 +132,4 @@ else
     GenerateRoutes(spec, obj.stableService, obj.canaryService, obj.stableWeight, obj.canaryWeight, "tcp")
     GenerateRoutes(spec, obj.stableService, obj.canaryService, obj.stableWeight, obj.canaryWeight, "tls")
 end
-return obj.data
+return obj.data
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