diff --git a/barq-common/src/strategy.rs b/barq-common/src/strategy.rs
index 087d6ec..83ee8bf 100644
--- a/barq-common/src/strategy.rs
+++ b/barq-common/src/strategy.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::graph::NetworkGraph;
+use crate::{algorithms::get_algorithm, graph::NetworkGraph};
 
 /// The `Strategy` trait defines an interface for routing strategies used within
 /// Barq.
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ pub struct Router {
     // FIXME: Should we have a database here to store routing information?
 }
 
+impl Default for Router {
+    /// Create a new `Router` instance with the default strategies
+    ///
+    /// Default strategies:
+    /// - [`crate::algorithms::direct::Direct`]
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        // SAFETY: We can safely unwrap here because we know that the algorithm exists
+        let direct = get_algorithm("direct").expect("Failed to get direct algorithm");
+        let strategies = vec![direct];
+
+        Router { strategies }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Router {
     /// Create a new `Router` instance with the provided strategies
     pub fn new(strategies: Vec<Box<dyn Strategy>>) -> Self {
diff --git a/barq-plugin/src/methods/pay.rs b/barq-plugin/src/methods/pay.rs
index e37ac10..1c9675a 100644
--- a/barq-plugin/src/methods/pay.rs
+++ b/barq-plugin/src/methods/pay.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ use serde_json as json;
 use clightningrpc_gossip_map::GossipMap;
 use clightningrpc_plugin::{error, errors::PluginError, plugin::Plugin};
 
-use barq_common::{
-    algorithms::get_algorithm,
-    strategy::{RouteInput, Router},
-};
+use barq_common::strategy::{RouteInput, Router};
 
 use crate::{methods::utils::graph::build_network_graph, plugin::State};
 
@@ -84,15 +81,7 @@ pub fn barq_pay(
     let request: BarqPayRequest = json::from_value(request).map_err(|err| error!("{err}"))?;
 
     let state = &plugin.state;
-
-    // Get the routing strategies
-    // SAFETY: We can safely unwrap here because we know that the algorithm exists
-    let direct = get_algorithm("direct").expect("Failed to get direct algorithm");
-    // let probabilistic = get_algorithm("probabilistic").expect("Failed to get
-    // probabilistic algorithm");
-    let strategies = vec![direct];
-    // Create a new router with the strategies
-    let router = Router::new(strategies);
+    let router = Router::default();
 
     let b11: Bolt11 = state
         .call(
diff --git a/barq-plugin/src/methods/route_info.rs b/barq-plugin/src/methods/route_info.rs
index f75d145..168fe69 100644
--- a/barq-plugin/src/methods/route_info.rs
+++ b/barq-plugin/src/methods/route_info.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use clightningrpc_gossip_map::GossipMap;
 use clightningrpc_plugin::{error, errors::PluginError, plugin::Plugin};
 
-use barq_common::{
-    algorithms::get_algorithm,
-    strategy::{RouteHop, RouteInput, Router},
-};
+use barq_common::strategy::{RouteHop, RouteInput, Router};
 
 use crate::{
     methods::{pay::NodeInfo, utils::graph::build_network_graph},
@@ -37,16 +34,9 @@ pub struct BarqRouteInfoResponse {
 pub fn barq_route_info(plugin: &mut Plugin<State>, request: Value) -> Result<Value, PluginError> {
     log::info!("barqrouteinfo called with request: {}", request);
     let request: BarqRouteInfoRequest = json::from_value(request).map_err(|err| error!("{err}"))?;
-    let state = &plugin.state;
 
-    // Get the routing strategies
-    // SAFETY: We can safely unwrap here because we know that the algorithm exists
-    let direct = get_algorithm("direct").expect("Failed to get direct algorithm");
-    // let probabilistic = get_algorithm("probabilistic").expect("Failed to get
-    // probabilistic algorithm");
-    let strategies = vec![direct];
-    // Create a new router with the strategies
-    let router = Router::new(strategies);
+    let state = &plugin.state;
+    let router = Router::default();
 
     let node_info: NodeInfo = state
         .call("getinfo", serde_json::json!({}))