diff --git a/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/Connection.java b/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/Connection.java
index 77c946099..d5677c73e 100644
--- a/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/Connection.java
+++ b/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/Connection.java
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ public NetWrapper getNetWrapper() {
         return this.netWrapper;
     }
 
+    public Net getNet() {
+        return netWrapper.getNet();
+    }
+
     public SitePinInst getSource() {
         return source;
     }
diff --git a/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/PartialRouter.java b/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/PartialRouter.java
index cde920586..aa14d21a8 100644
--- a/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/PartialRouter.java
+++ b/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/PartialRouter.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ protected boolean isExcluded(RouteNode parent, Node child) {
         @Override
         public boolean isAccessible(RouteNode childRnode, Connection connection) {
             Net preservedNet = getPreservedNet(childRnode);
-            if (preservedNet == connection.getNetWrapper().getNet()) {
+            if (preservedNet == connection.getNet()) {
                 // Always allow nodes preserved for this connection's net
                 return true;
             }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ protected boolean isExcluded(RouteNode parent, Node child) {
         @Override
         public boolean isAccessible(RouteNode childRnode, Connection connection) {
             Net preservedNet = getPreservedNet(childRnode);
-            if (preservedNet == connection.getNetWrapper().getNet()) {
+            if (preservedNet == connection.getNet()) {
                 // Always allow nodes preserved for this connection's net
                 return true;
             }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ protected void determineRoutingTargets() {
         // now check sink routability
         Set<Net> unpreserveNets = new HashSet<>();
         for (Connection connection : indirectConnections) {
-            Net net = connection.getNetWrapper().getNet();
+            Net net = connection.getNet();
             RouteNode sinkRnode = connection.getSinkRnode();
             Net unpreserveNet = routingGraph.getPreservedNet(sinkRnode);
             if (unpreserveNet != null && unpreserveNet != net) {
@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@ protected boolean handleUnroutableConnection(Connection connection) {
         }
         if (softPreserve && (
                 // First iteration, without alternate source
-                (routeIteration == 1 && connection.getNetWrapper().getNet().getAlternateSource() == null) ||
+                (routeIteration == 1 && connection.getNet().getAlternateSource() == null) ||
                 // Second iteration, with alternate source
-                (routeIteration == 2 && connection.getNetWrapper().getNet().getAlternateSource() != null))
+                (routeIteration == 2 && connection.getNet().getAlternateSource() != null))
         ) {
              int netsUnpreserved = unpreserveNetsAndReleaseResources(connection);
              if (netsUnpreserved > 0) {
diff --git a/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/RWRoute.java b/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/RWRoute.java
index bb25cac81..9eb447a72 100644
--- a/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/RWRoute.java
+++ b/src/com/xilinx/rapidwright/rwroute/RWRoute.java
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ private void exploreAndExpand(ConnectionState state, RouteNode rnode, float upst
             // If childRnode is preserved, then it must be preserved for the current net we're routing
             Net preservedNet;
             assert((preservedNet = routingGraph.getPreservedNet(childRNode)) == null ||
-                    preservedNet == connection.getNetWrapper().getNet());
+                    preservedNet == connection.getNet());
 
             if (childRNode.isVisited(sequence)) {
                 // Node must be in queue already.