diff --git a/packages/@ember/-internals/routing/lib/system/router.ts b/packages/@ember/-internals/routing/lib/system/router.ts
index 52a4807fbb6..351d8d84d40 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/-internals/routing/lib/system/router.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/-internals/routing/lib/system/router.ts
@@ -303,28 +303,28 @@ class EmberRouter extends EmberObject {
 
       routeWillChange(transition: Transition) {
         router.trigger('routeWillChange', transition);
+        if (router._routerService) {
+          if (DEBUG) {
+            freezeRouteInfo(transition);
+          }
+          router._routerService.trigger('routeWillChange', transition);
+        }
         // in case of intermediate transition we update the current route
         // to make router.currentRoute.name consistent with router.currentRouteName
         // see https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/issues/19449
         if (transition.isIntermediate) {
           router.set('currentRoute', transition.to);
         }
-        if (DEBUG) {
-          freezeRouteInfo(transition);
-        }
-        if (router._routerService) {
-          router._routerService.trigger('routeWillChange', transition);
-        }
       }
 
       routeDidChange(transition: Transition) {
         router.set('currentRoute', transition.to);
         once(() => {
           router.trigger('routeDidChange', transition);
-          if (DEBUG) {
-            freezeRouteInfo(transition);
-          }
           if (router._routerService) {
+            if (DEBUG) {
+              freezeRouteInfo(transition);
+            }
             router._routerService.trigger('routeDidChange', transition);
           }
         });
diff --git a/packages/ember/tests/routing/router_service_test/currenturl_lifecycle_test.js b/packages/ember/tests/routing/router_service_test/currenturl_lifecycle_test.js
index da987f6dfa4..36fb5c2598f 100644
--- a/packages/ember/tests/routing/router_service_test/currenturl_lifecycle_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember/tests/routing/router_service_test/currenturl_lifecycle_test.js
@@ -193,12 +193,8 @@ moduleFor(
             ['null - undefined', 'parent.index beforeModel', null],
             ['null - undefined', 'parent.index model', null],
             ['null - undefined', 'parent.loading activate', null],
-            [
-              'null - parent.loading',
-              'parent.loading routeWillChange: null - parent.loading',
-              null,
-            ],
-            ['null - parent.loading', 'parent.index routeWillChange: null - parent.loading', null],
+            ['null - undefined', 'parent.loading routeWillChange: null - parent.loading', null],
+            ['null - undefined', 'parent.index routeWillChange: null - parent.loading', null],
             ['parent.loading - parent.loading', 'parent.index afterModel', '/'],
             ['parent.loading - parent.loading', 'parent.index redirect', '/'],
             ['parent.loading - parent.loading', 'parent.index activate', '/'],
@@ -245,17 +241,17 @@ moduleFor(
             ['parent.index - parent.index', 'parent.child model', '/'],
             ['parent.index - parent.index', 'parent.loading activate', '/'],
             [
-              'parent.index - parent.loading',
+              'parent.index - parent.index',
               'parent.child routeWillChange: parent.index - parent.loading',
               '/',
             ],
             [
-              'parent.index - parent.loading',
+              'parent.index - parent.index',
               'parent.loading routeWillChange: parent.index - parent.loading',
               '/',
             ],
             [
-              'parent.index - parent.loading',
+              'parent.index - parent.index',
               'parent.index routeWillChange: parent.index - parent.loading',
               '/',
             ],