diff --git a/lib/middleware.js b/lib/middleware.js
index f996012..0fe6724 100644
--- a/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/lib/middleware.js
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ module.exports = (srf, logger, opts) => {
     logger.info(`received outbound INVITE to ${req.uri} from server at ${req.server.hostport}`);
     const uri = parseUri(req.uri);
     const desiredRouting = req.get('X-Jambonz-Routing');
-
-    if (!uri || !uri.user || !uri.host) {
+    const validUri = uri && uri.user && uri.host;
+    if (['user', 'sip'].includes(desiredRouting) && !validUri) {
       logger.info({uri: req.uri}, 'invalid request-uri on outbound call, rejecting');
       res.send(400, {
         headers: {
diff --git a/test/scenarios/uac-pcap-carrier-success-k8s.xml b/test/scenarios/uac-pcap-carrier-success-k8s.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec25b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/uac-pcap-carrier-success-k8s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE scenario SYSTEM "sipp.dtd">
+
+<scenario name="UAC with media">
+
+  <send retrans="500">
+    <![CDATA[
+
+      INVITE sip:16173333456@sbc-sip:5060 SIP/2.0
+      Via: SIP/2.0/[transport] [local_ip]:[local_port];branch=[branch]
+      From: sipp <sip:sipp@[local_ip]:[local_port]>;tag=[pid]SIPpTag09[call_number]
+      To: <sip:16173333456@sbc-sip:5060>
+      Call-ID: [call_id]
+      CSeq: 1 INVITE
+      Contact: sip:sipp@[local_ip]:[local_port]
+      Max-Forwards: 70
+      X-Account-Sid: ed649e33-e771-403a-8c99-1780eabbc803
+      X-Call-Sid: fff49e33-e771-403a-8c99-1780eabbc803
+      X-Jambonz-Routing: phone
+      Subject: uac-pcap-carrier-success
+      Content-Type: application/sdp
+      Content-Length: [len]
+
+      v=0
+      o=user1 53655765 2353687637 IN IP[local_ip_type] [local_ip]
+      s=-
+      c=IN IP[local_ip_type] [local_ip]
+      t=0 0
+      m=audio [auto_media_port] RTP/AVP 8 101
+      a=rtpmap:8 PCMA/8000
+      a=rtpmap:101 telephone-event/8000
+      a=fmtp:101 0-11,16
+
+    ]]>
+  </send>
+
+  <recv response="100" optional="true">
+  </recv>
+
+  <recv response="180" optional="true">
+  </recv>
+
+  <recv response="200" rtd="true" crlf="true">
+  </recv>
+
+  <send>
+    <![CDATA[
+
+      ACK sip:sip:+16173333456@sbc-sip:5060 SIP/2.0
+      Via: SIP/2.0/[transport] [local_ip]:[local_port];branch=[branch]
+      From: sipp <sip:sipp@[local_ip]:[local_port]>;tag=[pid]SIPpTag09[call_number]
+      To: <sip:sip:+16173333456@sbc-sip:5060>[peer_tag_param]
+      Call-ID: [call_id]
+      CSeq: 1 ACK
+      Subject: uac-pcap-carrier-success
+      Content-Length: 0
+
+    ]]>
+  </send>
+
+  <!-- Play a pre-recorded PCAP file (RTP stream)                       -->
+  <nop>
+    <action>
+      <exec play_pcap_audio="pcap/g711a.pcap"/>
+    </action>
+  </nop>
+
+  <!-- Pause briefly      -->
+  <pause milliseconds="2000"/>
+
+  <!-- The 'crlf' option inserts a blank line in the statistics report. -->
+  <send retrans="500">
+    <![CDATA[
+
+      BYE sip:sip:+16173333456@sbc-sip:5060 SIP/2.0
+      Via: SIP/2.0/[transport] [local_ip]:[local_port];branch=[branch]
+      From: sipp <sip:sipp@[local_ip]:[local_port]>;tag=[pid]SIPpTag09[call_number]
+      To: <sip:sip:+16173333456@sbc-sip:5060>[peer_tag_param]
+      Call-ID: [call_id]
+      CSeq: 2 BYE
+      Max-Forwards: 70
+      Subject: uac-pcap-carrier-success
+      Content-Length: 0
+
+    ]]>
+  </send>
+
+  <recv response="200" crlf="true">
+  </recv>
+
+</scenario>
diff --git a/test/sip-tests.js b/test/sip-tests.js
index c9160c8..3efe967 100644
--- a/test/sip-tests.js
+++ b/test/sip-tests.js
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ test('sbc-outbound tests', async(t) => {
 
     /* call to PSTN with no lcr configured */
     await sippUac('uac-pcap-carrier-success.xml');
-    t.pass('successfully completed outbound call to configured sip trunk');
+    t.pass('successfully completed outbound call to sip trunk');
+
+    /* call to PSTN with request uri se see in kubernetes */
+    await sippUac('uac-pcap-carrier-success-k8s.xml');
+    t.pass('successfully completed outbound call to sip trunk (k8S req uri');
 
     // re-rack test data
     execSync(`mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root  --protocol=tcp -D jambones_test < ${__dirname}/db/jambones-sql.sql`);