diff --git a/net/iproute2.sh b/net/iproute2.sh
index 7dea195..b7152d9 100644
--- a/net/iproute2.sh
+++ b/net/iproute2.sh
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@ _add_route()
 		set -- "${one}" "${two}" via "$@"
 	fi
 
-	local cmd= cmd_nometric= have_metric=false
+	local cmd_add= cmd_show= have_metric=false
 	while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 		case "$1" in
-			metric) metric=$2 ; cmd="${cmd} metric $2" ; shift ; have_metric=true ;;
-			netmask) x="/$(_netmask2cidr "$2")" ; cmd="${cmd}${x}" ; cmd_nometric="${cmd}${x}" ; shift;;
+			metric) metric=$2 ; cmd_add="${cmd_add} metric $2" ; shift ; have_metric=true ;;
+			netmask) x="/$(_netmask2cidr "$2")" ; cmd_add="${cmd_add}${x}" ; cmd_show="${cmd_show}${x}" ; shift;;
 			-host|-net);;
-			*) cmd="${cmd} ${1}" ; cmd_nometric="${cmd_nometric} ${1}" ;;
+			*) cmd_add="${cmd_add} ${1}" ; cmd_show="${cmd_show} ${1}" ;;
 		esac
 		shift
 	done
@@ -241,18 +241,18 @@ _add_route()
 	# We cannot use a metric if we're using a nexthop
 	if ! ${have_metric} && \
 		[ -n "${metric}" -a \
-			"${cmd##* nexthop }" = "$cmd" ]
+			"${cmd_add##* nexthop }" = "${cmd_add}" ]
 	then
-		cmd="${cmd} metric ${metric}"
+		cmd_add="${cmd_add} metric ${metric}"
 	fi
 
 	# Check for route already existing:
-	ip ${family} route show ${cmd_nometric} dev "${IFACE}" 2>/dev/null | \
-		fgrep -sq "${cmd%% *}"
+	ip ${family} route show ${cmd_show} dev "${IFACE}" 2>/dev/null | \
+		fgrep -sq "${cmd_add%% *}"
 	route_already_exists=$?
 
-	veinfo ip ${family} route append ${cmd} dev "${IFACE}"
-	ip ${family} route append ${cmd} dev "${IFACE}"
+	veinfo ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add} dev "${IFACE}"
+	ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add} dev "${IFACE}"
 	rc=$?
 	# Check return code in some cases
 	if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ _add_route()
 				error|fatal) msgfunc=eerror rc=1;;
 				*) msgfunc=eerror rc=1 ; eerror "Unknown error behavior: $eh_behavior" ;;
 			esac
-			eval $msgfunc "Route '$cmd_nometric' already existed:"
-			eval $msgfunc \"$(ip $family route show ${cmd_nometric} dev "${IFACE}" 2>&1)\"
+			eval $msgfunc "Route '$cmd_show' already existed:"
+			eval $msgfunc \"$(ip $family route show ${cmd_show} dev "${IFACE}" 2>&1)\"
 		else
 			: # TODO: Handle other errors
 		fi