diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/client.js b/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
index a05e24f054..f207d3c594 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ async function loadAsyncComponents(to, from, next) {
     }
 
     this.error({ statusCode, message })
-    this.$nuxt.$emit('routeChanged', to, from, err)
+    this.<%= globals.nuxt %>.$emit('routeChanged', to, from, err)
     next()
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/components/nuxt-link.client.js b/packages/vue-app/template/components/nuxt-link.client.js
index aff42b05a4..7e4b35585e 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/components/nuxt-link.client.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/components/nuxt-link.client.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default {
     },
     canPrefetch() {
       const conn = navigator.connection
-      const hasBadConnection = this.$nuxt.isOffline || (conn && ((conn.effectiveType || '').includes('2g') || conn.saveData))
+      const hasBadConnection = this.<%= globals.nuxt %>.isOffline || (conn && ((conn.effectiveType || '').includes('2g') || conn.saveData))
 
       return !hasBadConnection
     },