Force config loading at application root

app/routes/application.js

@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ export default class ApplicationRoute extends CheckSessionRoute {
    * If there is a userToken query parameter call the user service with that parameter
    * to ensure objects are updated in the backend before any queries are done.
    */
-  beforeModel(transition) {
+  async beforeModel(transition) {
     let userToken = transition.to.queryParams.userToken;
 
+    if (!this.staticConfig.config) {
+      await this.staticConfig.setupStaticConfig();
+    }
+
     if (userToken) {
       return fetch(`/user/whoami?userToken=${encodeURIComponent(userToken)}`);
     }
@@ -39,9 +43,5 @@ export default class ApplicationRoute extends CheckSessionRoute {
     if (loader) {
       loader.style.display = 'none';
     }
-
-    if (!this.staticConfig.config) {
-      await this.staticConfig.setupStaticConfig();
-    }
   }
 }

app/routes/check-session-route.js

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class CheckSessionRouteRoute extends Route {
 
   @action
   async error(error, transition) {
+    console.error(error);
     const errorObject = error?.errors?.firstObject || {};
 
     if ([401, 403].includes(Number(errorObject.status))) {

tests/acceptance/app-test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* eslint-disable ember/no-classic-classes, ember/prefer-ember-test-helpers, ember/require-valid-css-selector-in-test-helpers */
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupApplicationTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+import { visit } from '@ember/test-helpers';
+import { authenticateSession } from 'ember-simple-auth/test-support';
+import setupMirage from 'ember-cli-mirage/test-support/setup-mirage';
+import sharedScenario from '../../mirage/scenarios/shared';
+
+module('Acceptance | application', function (hooks) {
+  setupApplicationTest(hooks);
+  setupMirage(hooks);
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
+    await authenticateSession({ user: { id: '0' } });
+  });
+
+  test('Make sure app loads outside of root', async function (assert) {
+    sharedScenario(this.server);
+
+    await visit('/app/submissions');
+
+    assert.dom('.lds-dual-ring').doesNotExist('Loading spinner should not be present');
+
+    assert.dom('h1').exists();
+    assert.dom('h1').includesText('Submission');
+  });
+});