diff --git a/src/ui/src/components/core/root/CoreRoot.vue b/src/ui/src/components/core/root/CoreRoot.vue
index e9eaee9dc..e1dc65e6a 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/components/core/root/CoreRoot.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/components/core/root/CoreRoot.vue
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default {
 		},
 		events: {
 			"wf-app-open": {
-				desc: "Captures the first application load, capture the page key and route vars.",
+				desc: "Captures the first application load, including page key and route vars.",
 				stub: wfAppOpenStub,
 			},
 			"wf-hashchange": {
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ watch(activePageId, (newPageId) => {
 	changePageInHash(pageKey);
 });
 
-type UrlParams = {
+type UrlHashParams = {
 	pageKey?: string;
 	routeVars: Record<string, string>;
 };
 
-function getUrlParams(): UrlParams {
+function getUrlHashParams(): UrlHashParams {
 	const docHash = document.location.hash.substring(1);
 	const hashMatchGroups = docHash.match(hashRegex)?.groups;
 	let pageKey: string;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function getUrlParams(): UrlParams {
 	return { pageKey, routeVars };
 }
 
-function setHash(urlParams: UrlParams) {
+function setHash(urlParams: UrlHashParams) {
 	const { pageKey, routeVars } = urlParams;
 
 	let hash = "";
@@ -190,35 +190,35 @@ function setHash(urlParams: UrlParams) {
 }
 
 function changePageInHash(targetPageKey: string) {
-	const urlParams = getUrlParams();
-	urlParams.pageKey = targetPageKey;
-	setHash(urlParams);
+	const urlHashParams = getUrlHashParams();
+	urlHashParams.pageKey = targetPageKey;
+	setHash(urlHashParams);
 }
 
 function changeRouteVarsInHash(targetRouteVars: Record<string, string>) {
-	const parsedHash = getUrlParams();
-	const routeVars = parsedHash?.routeVars ?? {};
-	parsedHash.routeVars = { ...routeVars, ...targetRouteVars };
-	setHash(parsedHash);
+	const urlHashParams = getUrlHashParams();
+	const routeVars = urlHashParams?.routeVars ?? {};
+	urlHashParams.routeVars = { ...routeVars, ...targetRouteVars };
+	setHash(urlHashParams);
 }
 
 function handleHashChange() {
-	const urlParams = getUrlParams();
+	const urlHashParams = getUrlHashParams();
 	const event = new CustomEvent("wf-hashchange", {
 		detail: {
-			payload: urlParams,
+			payload: urlHashParams,
 		},
 	});
 	rootEl.value?.dispatchEvent(event);
-	if (!urlParams.pageKey) return;
-	wf.setActivePageFromKey(urlParams.pageKey);
+	if (!urlHashParams.pageKey) return;
+	wf.setActivePageFromKey(urlHashParams.pageKey);
 }
 
 function handleAppOpenChange() {
-	const urlParams = getUrlParams();
+	const urlHashParams = getUrlHashParams();
 	const event = new CustomEvent("wf-app-open", {
 		detail: {
-			payload: urlParams,
+			payload: urlHashParams,
 		},
 	});
 	rootEl.value?.dispatchEvent(event);