diff --git a/routeros/resource_ip_route.go b/routeros/resource_ip_route.go
index 76dab7ec..62c63b66 100644
--- a/routeros/resource_ip_route.go
+++ b/routeros/resource_ip_route.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 
 // ResourceIPRoute https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:IP/Route
 func ResourceIPRoute() *schema.Resource {
-	checkGateway := []string{"arp", "bfd", "none", "ping", "bfd-multihop"}
+	checkGateway := []string{"arp", "none", "ping", "bfd", "bfd-multihop"}
 
 	if ROSVersion >= v7_10 {
-		// bfd-multihop removed
-		checkGateway = checkGateway[:4]
+		// bfd, bfd-multihop removed
+		checkGateway = checkGateway[:3]
 	}
 
 	resSchema := map[string]*schema.Schema{
diff --git a/routeros/resource_ip_route_test.go b/routeros/resource_ip_route_test.go
index 4dddaf91..ca6359d8 100644
--- a/routeros/resource_ip_route_test.go
+++ b/routeros/resource_ip_route_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func testAccIpRouteConfig(ver rosVersionType) string {
 				distance      = 1
 				dst_address   = "10.0.0.0/24"
 				gateway		  = "192.168.103.1"
-				check_gateway = "bfd"
+				check_gateway = "ping"
 			}
 			
 			`