diff --git a/bird/bird.go b/bird/bird.go
index 216c301..439462c 100644
--- a/bird/bird.go
+++ b/bird/bird.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var Cache = struct {
 var NilParse Parsed = (Parsed)(nil)
 var BirdError Parsed = Parsed{"error": "bird unreachable"}
 
-func isSpecial(ret Parsed) bool {
+func IsSpecial(ret Parsed) bool {
 	return reflect.DeepEqual(ret, NilParse) || reflect.DeepEqual(ret, BirdError)
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func RunAndParse(cmd string, parser func(io.Reader) Parsed) (Parsed, bool) {
 
 func Status() (Parsed, bool) {
 	birdStatus, from_cache := RunAndParse("status", parseStatus)
-	if isSpecial(birdStatus) {
+	if IsSpecial(birdStatus) {
 		return birdStatus, from_cache
 	}
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func Protocols() (Parsed, bool) {
 
 func ProtocolsBgp() (Parsed, bool) {
 	protocols, from_cache := Protocols()
-	if isSpecial(protocols) {
+	if IsSpecial(protocols) {
 		return protocols, from_cache
 	}
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func RoutesProto(protocol string) (Parsed, bool) {
 
 func RoutesProtoCount(protocol string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	cmd := routeQueryForChannel("route protocol "+protocol) + " count"
-	return RunAndParse(cmd, parseRoutes)
+	return RunAndParse(cmd, parseRoutesCount)
 }
 
 func RoutesFiltered(protocol string) (Parsed, bool) {
diff --git a/endpoints/symbols.go b/endpoints/symbols.go
index d41ffe9..df9245b 100644
--- a/endpoints/symbols.go
+++ b/endpoints/symbols.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package endpoints
 
 import (
-	"reflect"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/alice-lg/birdwatcher/bird"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func Symbols(r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 
 func SymbolTables(r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	val, from_cache := bird.Symbols()
-	if reflect.DeepEqual(val, bird.NilParse) || reflect.DeepEqual(val, bird.BirdError) {
+	if bird.IsSpecial(val) {
 		return val, from_cache
 	}
 	return bird.Parsed{"symbols": val["symbols"].(bird.Parsed)["routing table"]}, from_cache
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ func SymbolTables(r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 
 func SymbolProtocols(r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	val, from_cache := bird.Symbols()
-	if reflect.DeepEqual(val, bird.NilParse) || reflect.DeepEqual(val, bird.BirdError) {
+	if bird.IsSpecial(val) {
 		return val, from_cache
 	}
 	return bird.Parsed{"symbols": val["symbols"].(bird.Parsed)["protocol"]}, from_cache