diff --git a/network-scripts/ifup-routes b/network-scripts/ifup-routes
index 45fd125c..902be609 100755
--- a/network-scripts/ifup-routes
+++ b/network-scripts/ifup-routes
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ MATCH='^[[:space:]]*(\#.*)?$'
 handle_file () {
     . $1
     routenum=0
+
+    # print a warning if ADDRESS is not starting at ADDRESS0
+    if [ "x$(eval echo '$'ADDRESS$routenum)x" == "xx" ]; then
+        net_log $"Route entries are not sequentially ordered. Skipping $1 file" warning
+        exit 1
+    fi
+        
     while [ "x$(eval echo '$'ADDRESS$routenum)x" != "xx" ]; do
         eval $(ipcalc -p $(eval echo '$'ADDRESS$routenum) $(eval echo '$'NETMASK$routenum))
         line="$(eval echo '$'ADDRESS$routenum)/$PREFIX"