diff --git a/Example/Example.js b/Example/Example.js
index 3ae27ab85..d7969ec64 100644
--- a/Example/Example.js
+++ b/Example/Example.js
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ class TabIcon extends React.Component {
 export default class Example extends React.Component {
     render() {
         return (
-            <Router hideNavBar={true}>
+            <Router hideNavBar={true} initialRoutes={['launch', 'login']}>
                 <Schema name="modal" sceneConfig={Navigator.SceneConfigs.FloatFromBottom}/>
                 <Schema name="default" sceneConfig={Navigator.SceneConfigs.FloatFromRight}/>
                 <Schema name="withoutAnimation"/>
                 <Schema name="tab" type="switch" icon={TabIcon} />
 
-                <Route name="launch" component={Launch} initial={true} wrapRouter={true} title="Launch" hideNavBar={true}/>
+                <Route name="launch" component={Launch} wrapRouter={true} title="Launch" hideNavBar={true}/>
                 <Route name="register" component={Register} title="Register"/>
                 <Route name="home" component={Home} title="Replace" type="replace"/>
                 <Route name="login" schema="modal">
diff --git a/Example/iOS/AppDelegate.m b/Example/iOS/AppDelegate.m
index 838f04b81..ccdce65db 100644
--- a/Example/iOS/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Example/iOS/AppDelegate.m
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
 
   RCTRootView *rootView = [[RCTRootView alloc] initWithBundleURL:jsCodeLocation
                                                       moduleName:@"Example"
-                                               initialProperties:nil
+                                               initialProperties:@{@"initialRoutes": @[@"launch", @"login"]}
                                                    launchOptions:launchOptions];
 
   self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds];
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 28af9ceca..2cd0358c9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class Router extends React.Component {
         super(props);
         this.routes = {};
         this.schemas = {...props.schemas};
-        this.initial = props.initial;
+        this.initial = this.props.initialRoutes || []; // Initial names array
 
         const self = this;
         React.Children.forEach(this.props.children, function (child, index) {
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ class Router extends React.Component {
         React.Children.forEach(this.props.children, function (child, index) {
             const name = child.props.name;
             if (child.type.prototype.className() === "Route") {
-                if (child.props.initial || !self.initial) {
-                    self.initial = name;
+                if (child.props.initial) {
+                    self.initial.push(name);
                 }
                 // declare function with null navigator to avoid undefined Actions
                 Actions.addAction(name, child.props, self.schemas, self)
@@ -496,12 +496,12 @@ class Router extends React.Component {
     }
 
     render(){
-        if (!this.state.initial){
+        if (!this.state.initial.length){
             console.error("No initial attribute!");
         }
-        const initialRoute =  this.routes[this.state.initial];
-        if (!initialRoute) {
-            console.error("No initial route!"+JSON.stringify(this.routes));
+        const initialRoutes =  this.state.initial.map((name) => this.routes[name]);
+        if (!initialRoutes.length) {
+            console.error("No initial routes!"+JSON.stringify(this.routes));
         }
 
         const Header = this.props.header;
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ class Router extends React.Component {
             <View style={styles.transparent}>
                 {header}
                 <ExNavigator ref="nav"
-                             initialRoute={new ExRoute(initialRoute, this.schemas)}
+                             initialRouteStack={initialRoutes.map((route) => new ExRoute(route, this.schemas))}
                              style={styles.transparent}
                              sceneStyle={{ paddingTop: 0 }}
                              showNavigationBar={!this.props.hideNavBar}