diff --git a/lib/app/client.js b/lib/app/client.js
index c2da03ceb1..c6638e5a68 100644
--- a/lib/app/client.js
+++ b/lib/app/client.js
@@ -97,13 +97,11 @@ function mapTransitions(Components, to, from) {
 }
 
 async function loadAsyncComponents (to, from, next) {
-  // Check if route hash changed (this._hashChanged)
-  const fromPath = from.fullPath.split('#')[0]
-  const toPath = to.fullPath.split('#')[0]
-  this._hashChanged = fromPath === toPath
+  // Check if route path changed (this._pathChanged)
+  this._pathChanged = from.path !== to.path
 
   <% if (loading) { %>
-  if (!this._hashChanged && this.$loading.start) {
+  if (this._pathChanged && this.$loading.start) {
     this.$loading.start()
   }
   <% } %>
@@ -173,7 +171,7 @@ function callMiddleware (Components, context, layout) {
 }
 
 async function render (to, from, next) {
-  if (this._hashChanged) return next()
+  if (this._pathChanged === false) return next()
 
   // nextCalled is true when redirected
   let nextCalled = false
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ async function render (to, from, next) {
     await Promise.all(Components.map((Component, i) => {
       // Check if only children route changed
       Component._path = compile(to.matched[i].path)(to.params)
-      if (!this._hadError && this._isMounted && Component._path === _lastPaths[i] && (i + 1) !== Components.length) {
+      if (!this._hadError && this._isMounted && Component._path === _lastPaths[i]) {
         return Promise.resolve()
       }
 
@@ -347,7 +345,7 @@ function showNextPage(to) {
 // When navigating on a different route but the same component is used, Vue.js
 // Will not update the instance data, so we have to update $data ourselves
 function fixPrepatch (to, from) {
-  if (this._hashChanged) return
+  if (this._pathChanged === false) return
 
   Vue.nextTick(() => {
     const instances = getChangedComponentsInstances(to, from)