diff --git a/bypass.go b/bypass.go
index fdeaa13..416d045 100644
--- a/bypass.go
+++ b/bypass.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	glob "github.com/gobwas/glob"
@@ -147,8 +148,10 @@ func (bp *Bypass) Contains(addr string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	// try to strip the port
-	if host, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(addr); host != "" {
-		addr = host
+	if host, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(addr); host != "" && port != "" {
+		if p, _ := strconv.Atoi(port); p > 0 { // port is valid
+			addr = host
+		}
 	}
 	var matched bool
 	for _, matcher := range bp.matchers {
diff --git a/bypass_test.go b/bypass_test.go
index dbe4793..975b769 100644
--- a/bypass_test.go
+++ b/bypass_test.go
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ var bypassTests = []struct {
 }
 
 func TestBypass(t *testing.T) {
-	for i, test := range bypassTests {
+	for _, test := range bypassTests {
 		bp := NewBypassPatterns(test.patterns, test.reversed)
 		if bp.Contains(test.addr) != test.bypassed {
-			t.Errorf("test %d failed", i)
+			t.Errorf("test failed: %v, %s", test.patterns, test.addr)
 		}
 
 		rbp := NewBypassPatterns(test.patterns, !test.reversed)
 		if rbp.Contains(test.addr) == test.bypassed {
-			t.Errorf("reverse test %d failed", i)
+			t.Errorf("reverse test failed: %v, %s", test.patterns, test.addr)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/gost/main.go b/cmd/gost/main.go
index 4cdaf1b..067f620 100644
--- a/cmd/gost/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gost/main.go
@@ -123,12 +123,18 @@ func (r *route) initChain() (*gost.Chain, error) {
 			log.Log(err)
 		}
 		peerCfg.Validate()
+
+		strategy := peerCfg.Strategy
+		// overwrite the strategry in the peer config if `strategy` param exists.
+		if s := nodes[0].Get("strategy"); s != "" {
+			strategy = s
+		}
 		ngroup.Options = append(ngroup.Options,
 			gost.WithFilter(&gost.FailFilter{
 				MaxFails:    peerCfg.MaxFails,
 				FailTimeout: time.Duration(peerCfg.FailTimeout) * time.Second,
 			}),
-			gost.WithStrategy(parseStrategy(peerCfg.Strategy)),
+			gost.WithStrategy(parseStrategy(strategy)),
 		)
 
 		for _, s := range peerCfg.Nodes {
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ func (r *route) initChain() (*gost.Chain, error) {
 		}
 
 		var bypass *gost.Bypass
+		// global bypass
 		if peerCfg.Bypass != nil {
 			bypass = gost.NewBypassPatterns(peerCfg.Bypass.Patterns, peerCfg.Bypass.Reverse)
 		}
@@ -464,6 +471,7 @@ func (r *route) serve() error {
 			gost.WhitelistHandlerOption(whitelist),
 			gost.BlacklistHandlerOption(blacklist),
 			gost.BypassHandlerOption(parseBypass(node.Get("bypass"))),
+			gost.StrategyHandlerOption(parseStrategy(node.Get("strategy"))),
 		)
 		var handler gost.Handler
 		switch node.Protocol {
diff --git a/forward.go b/forward.go
index a556552..b84ca15 100644
--- a/forward.go
+++ b/forward.go
@@ -36,9 +36,17 @@ type tcpDirectForwardHandler struct {
 // The raddr is the remote address that the server will forward to.
 // NOTE: as of 2.6, remote address can be a comma-separated address list.
 func TCPDirectForwardHandler(raddr string, opts ...HandlerOption) Handler {
+	h := &tcpDirectForwardHandler{
+		raddr:   raddr,
+		options: &HandlerOptions{},
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(h.options)
+	}
+
 	group := NewNodeGroup()
 	group.SetSelector(&defaultSelector{},
-		WithStrategy(&RoundStrategy{}),
+		WithStrategy(h.options.Strategy),
 		WithFilter(&FailFilter{
 			MaxFails:    1,
 			FailTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
@@ -57,15 +65,8 @@ func TCPDirectForwardHandler(raddr string, opts ...HandlerOption) Handler {
 			Host: addr,
 		})
 	}
+	h.group = group
 
-	h := &tcpDirectForwardHandler{
-		raddr:   raddr,
-		group:   group,
-		options: &HandlerOptions{},
-	}
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(h.options)
-	}
 	return h
 }
 
@@ -104,9 +105,17 @@ type udpDirectForwardHandler struct {
 // The raddr is the remote address that the server will forward to.
 // NOTE: as of 2.6, remote address can be a comma-separated address list.
 func UDPDirectForwardHandler(raddr string, opts ...HandlerOption) Handler {
+	h := &udpDirectForwardHandler{
+		raddr:   raddr,
+		options: &HandlerOptions{},
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(h.options)
+	}
+
 	group := NewNodeGroup()
 	group.SetSelector(&defaultSelector{},
-		WithStrategy(&RoundStrategy{}),
+		WithStrategy(h.options.Strategy),
 		WithFilter(&FailFilter{
 			MaxFails:    1,
 			FailTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
@@ -125,15 +134,8 @@ func UDPDirectForwardHandler(raddr string, opts ...HandlerOption) Handler {
 			Host: addr,
 		})
 	}
+	h.group = group
 
-	h := &udpDirectForwardHandler{
-		raddr:   raddr,
-		group:   group,
-		options: &HandlerOptions{},
-	}
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(h.options)
-	}
 	return h
 }
 
@@ -188,9 +190,17 @@ type tcpRemoteForwardHandler struct {
 // The raddr is the remote address that the server will forward to.
 // NOTE: as of 2.6, remote address can be a comma-separated address list.
 func TCPRemoteForwardHandler(raddr string, opts ...HandlerOption) Handler {
+	h := &tcpRemoteForwardHandler{
+		raddr:   raddr,
+		options: &HandlerOptions{},
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(h.options)
+	}
+
 	group := NewNodeGroup()
 	group.SetSelector(&defaultSelector{},
-		WithStrategy(&RoundStrategy{}),
+		WithStrategy(h.options.Strategy),
 		WithFilter(&FailFilter{
 			MaxFails:    1,
 			FailTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
@@ -209,15 +219,8 @@ func TCPRemoteForwardHandler(raddr string, opts ...HandlerOption) Handler {
 			Host: addr,
 		})
 	}
+	h.group = group
 
-	h := &tcpRemoteForwardHandler{
-		raddr:   raddr,
-		group:   group,
-		options: &HandlerOptions{},
-	}
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(h.options)
-	}
 	return h
 }
 
@@ -254,9 +257,17 @@ type udpRemoteForwardHandler struct {
 // The raddr is the remote address that the server will forward to.
 // NOTE: as of 2.6, remote address can be a comma-separated address list.
 func UDPRemoteForwardHandler(raddr string, opts ...HandlerOption) Handler {
+	h := &udpRemoteForwardHandler{
+		raddr:   raddr,
+		options: &HandlerOptions{},
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(h.options)
+	}
+
 	group := NewNodeGroup()
 	group.SetSelector(&defaultSelector{},
-		WithStrategy(&RoundStrategy{}),
+		WithStrategy(h.options.Strategy),
 		WithFilter(&FailFilter{
 			MaxFails:    1,
 			FailTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
@@ -274,15 +285,8 @@ func UDPRemoteForwardHandler(raddr string, opts ...HandlerOption) Handler {
 			Host: addr,
 		})
 	}
+	h.group = group
 
-	h := &udpRemoteForwardHandler{
-		raddr:   raddr,
-		group:   group,
-		options: &HandlerOptions{},
-	}
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(h.options)
-	}
 	return h
 }
 
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index f0802e7..559c6c4 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type HandlerOptions struct {
 	Whitelist *Permissions
 	Blacklist *Permissions
 	Bypass    *Bypass
+	Strategy  Strategy
 }
 
 // HandlerOption allows a common way to set handler options.
@@ -79,6 +80,13 @@ func BypassHandlerOption(bypass *Bypass) HandlerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// StrategyHandlerOption sets the strategy option of HandlerOptions.
+func StrategyHandlerOption(strategy Strategy) HandlerOption {
+	return func(opts *HandlerOptions) {
+		opts.Strategy = strategy
+	}
+}
+
 type autoHandler struct {
 	options []HandlerOption
 }