diff --git a/agent/pkg/oas/specgen.go b/agent/pkg/oas/specgen.go
index ec542595b..60f9cf75f 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/oas/specgen.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/oas/specgen.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (g *SpecGen) handlePathObj(entryWithSource *EntryWithSource) (string, error
 	}
 
 	if entry.Request.Method == "OPTIONS" {
-		logger.Log.Debugf("Dropped traffic entry due to its method: %s", urlParsed.Path)
+		logger.Log.Debugf("Dropped traffic entry due to its method: %s %s", entry.Request.Method, urlParsed.Path)
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/agent/pkg/oas/tree.go b/agent/pkg/oas/tree.go
index 5faa2a373..36bead6e0 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/oas/tree.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/oas/tree.go
@@ -214,7 +214,48 @@ func (n *Node) searchInConstants(pathChunk string) *Node {
 }
 
 func (n *Node) compact() {
-	// TODO
+	// TODO: introduce and leverage "dirty" flag?
+	var param *Node
+	// find the param
+	for _, subnode := range n.children {
+		if subnode.constant != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		param = subnode
+	}
+
+	if param != nil {
+		// take its regex
+		pRegex := param.pathParam.Schema.Pattern
+		if pRegex == nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		newChildren := make([]*Node, 0)
+
+		// compact the constants via regex
+		for _, subnode := range n.children {
+			if subnode.constant != nil {
+				if pRegex.Match([]byte(*subnode.constant)) {
+					param.merge(subnode)
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+			newChildren = append(newChildren, subnode)
+		}
+
+		if len(n.children) != len(newChildren) {
+			logger.Log.Debugf("Shrinking children from %d to %d", len(n.children), len(newChildren))
+			n.children = newChildren
+			n.compact()
+		}
+	}
+
+	// recurse into next tree level
+	for _, subnode := range n.children {
+		subnode.compact()
+	}
 }
 
 func (n *Node) listPaths() *openapi.Paths {
@@ -303,3 +344,18 @@ func (n *Node) countParentParams() int {
 	}
 	return res
 }
+
+func (n *Node) merge(other *Node) {
+outer:
+	for _, oChild := range other.children {
+		for _, nChild := range n.children {
+			matchedConst := oChild.constant != nil && oChild.constant == nChild.constant
+			matchedParam := oChild.constant == nil && nChild.constant == nil
+			if matchedConst || matchedParam {
+				nChild.merge(oChild)
+				continue outer
+			}
+		}
+		n.children = append(n.children, oChild)
+	}
+}