diff --git a/proxy/plugin/grout_client.py b/proxy/plugin/grout_client.py
index afbf5fed..925c713f 100644
--- a/proxy/plugin/grout_client.py
+++ b/proxy/plugin/grout_client.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 """
 
 
-from typing import Tuple
+from typing import Tuple, Optional
 
 from proxy.proxy import GroutClientBasePlugin
 from proxy.common.types import HostPort
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ class GroutClientPlugin(GroutClientBasePlugin):
         request: HttpParser,
         origin: HostPort,
         server: HostPort,
-    ) -> Tuple[str, HttpParser]:
-        print(request, origin, server, '->', route)
-        print(request.header(b'host'), request.path)
+    ) -> Tuple[Optional[str], HttpParser]:
+        # print(request, origin, server, '->', route)
+        # print(request.header(b'host'), request.path)
+        #
         # Send to localhost:7001 irrespective of the
         # original "route" value provided to the grout client
         # OR any custom host:upstream mapping provided through the
@@ -35,4 +36,8 @@ class GroutClientPlugin(GroutClientBasePlugin):
         #
         # Optionally, you can also strip path like this:
         # request.path = b"/"
+        #
+        # Return None for route to drop the request
+        # return None, request
+        #
         return 'http://localhost:7001', request
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.py b/proxy/proxy.py
index d9dea572..ccce5933 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.py
+++ b/proxy/proxy.py
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ class GroutClientBasePlugin(ABC):
         request: HttpParser,
         origin: HostPort,
         server: HostPort,
-    ) -> Tuple[str, HttpParser]:
+    ) -> Tuple[Optional[str], HttpParser]:
         """Returns a valid grout route string.
 
         You MUST override this method.  This method returns 2-tuple where
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ class GroutClientBasePlugin(ABC):
         For a simple pass through, simply return the "route" argument value itself.
         You can also return a dynamic value based upon "request" and "origin" information.
         E.g. sending to different upstream services based upon request Host header.
+        Return None as "route" value to drop the request.
 
         You can also modify the original request object and return.  Common examples
         include strip-path scenario, where you would like to strip the path before