diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/client.js b/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
index 5045862cb394..2f18fa7a8e12 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
@@ -229,10 +229,8 @@ function applySSRData (Component, ssrData) {
 }
 
 // Get matched components
-function resolveComponents (router) {
-  const path = getLocation(router.options.base, router.options.mode)
-
-  return flatMapComponents(router.match(path), async (Component, _, match, key, index) => {
+function resolveComponents (route) {
+  return flatMapComponents(route, async (Component, _, match, key, index) => {
     // If component is not resolved yet, resolve it
     if (typeof Component === 'function' && !Component.options) {
       Component = await Component()
@@ -884,7 +882,7 @@ async function mountApp (__app) {
   }
   <% if (features.transitions) { %>
   // Resolve route components
-  const Components = await Promise.all(resolveComponents(router))
+  const Components = await Promise.all(resolveComponents(app.context.route))
 
   // Enable transitions
   _app.setTransitions = _app.$options.nuxt.setTransitions.bind(_app)
@@ -893,7 +891,7 @@ async function mountApp (__app) {
     _lastPaths = router.currentRoute.matched.map(route => compile(route.path)(router.currentRoute.params))
   }
   <% } else if (features.asyncData || features.fetch) { %>
-  await Promise.all(resolveComponents(router))
+  await Promise.all(resolveComponents(app.context.route))
   <% } %>
   // Initialize error handler
   _app.$loading = {} // To avoid error while _app.$nuxt does not exist
diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/index.js b/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
index 0a0db394cf01..58c1e231ee7d 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
@@ -267,26 +267,26 @@ async function createApp(ssrContext, config = {}) {
     }
   }
 
-  // If server-side, wait for async component to be resolved first
-  if (process.server && ssrContext && ssrContext.url) {
-    await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      router.push(ssrContext.url, resolve, (err) => {
-        // https://github.com/vuejs/vue-router/blob/v3.4.3/src/util/errors.js
-        if (!err._isRouter) return reject(err)
-        if (err.type !== 2 /* NavigationFailureType.redirected */) return resolve()
+  // Wait for async component to be resolved first
+  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    router.push(app.context.route.fullPath, resolve, (err) => {
+      // https://github.com/vuejs/vue-router/blob/v3.4.3/src/util/errors.js
+      if (!err._isRouter) return reject(err)
+      if (err.type !== 2 /* NavigationFailureType.redirected */) return resolve()
 
-        // navigated to a different route in router guard
-        const unregister = router.afterEach(async (to, from) => {
+      // navigated to a different route in router guard
+      const unregister = router.afterEach(async (to, from) => {
+        if (process.server && ssrContext && ssrContext.url) {
           ssrContext.url = to.fullPath
-          app.context.route = await getRouteData(to)
-          app.context.params = to.params || {}
-          app.context.query = to.query || {}
-          unregister()
-          resolve()
-        })
+        }
+        app.context.route = await getRouteData(to)
+        app.context.params = to.params || {}
+        app.context.query = to.query || {}
+        unregister()
+        resolve()
       })
     })
-  }
+  })
 
   return {
     <% if(store) { %>store,<%  } %>
diff --git a/test/e2e/spa-base.browser.test.js b/test/e2e/spa-base.browser.test.js
index 8eac938d7460..95a914524e02 100644
--- a/test/e2e/spa-base.browser.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/spa-base.browser.test.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('spa router base browser', () => {
   test('Open /app (router base)', async () => {
     page = await browser.page(url('/app'))
 
-    expect(await page.evaluate(() => location.href)).toBe(url('/app'))
+    expect(await page.evaluate(() => location.href)).toBe(url('/app/'))
 
     expect(await page.html()).not.toContain('This page could not be found')