diff --git a/aio/content/examples/router/src/app/auth/login/login.component.1.ts b/aio/content/examples/router/src/app/auth/login/login.component.1.ts
index 0879347c70..fbc45c5d36 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/router/src/app/auth/login/login.component.1.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/router/src/app/auth/login/login.component.1.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // #docregion
-import { Component }   from '@angular/core';
-import { Router }      from '@angular/router';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { AuthService } from '../auth.service';
 
 @Component({
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ export class LoginComponent {
     this.authService.login().subscribe(() => {
       this.setMessage();
       if (this.authService.isLoggedIn) {
-        // Get the redirect URL from our auth service
-        // If no redirect has been set, use the default
-        let redirect = this.authService.redirectUrl ? this.router.parseUrl(this.authService.redirectUrl) : '/admin';
+        // Usually you would use the redirect URL from the auth service.
+        // However to keep the example simple, we will always redirect to `/admin`.
+        const redirectUrl = '/admin';
 
         // Redirect the user
-        this.router.navigateByUrl(redirect);
+        this.router.navigate([redirectUrl]);
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/router/src/app/auth/login/login.component.ts b/aio/content/examples/router/src/app/auth/login/login.component.ts
index ca3eb70a34..652afc66f3 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/router/src/app/auth/login/login.component.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/router/src/app/auth/login/login.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // #docregion
-import { Component }        from '@angular/core';
-import { Router,
-         NavigationExtras } from '@angular/router';
-import { AuthService }      from '../auth.service';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { NavigationExtras, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { AuthService } from '../auth.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-login',
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ export class LoginComponent {
     this.authService.login().subscribe(() => {
       this.setMessage();
       if (this.authService.isLoggedIn) {
-        // Get the redirect URL from our auth service
-        // If no redirect has been set, use the default
-        let redirect = this.authService.redirectUrl ? this.router.parseUrl(this.authService.redirectUrl) : '/admin';
+        // Usually you would use the redirect URL from the auth service.
+        // However to keep the example simple, we will always redirect to `/admin`.
+        const redirectUrl = '/admin';
 
         // #docregion preserve
         // Set our navigation extras object
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ export class LoginComponent {
         };
 
         // Redirect the user
-        this.router.navigateByUrl(redirect, navigationExtras);
+        this.router.navigate([redirectUrl], navigationExtras);
         // #enddocregion preserve
       }
     });
diff --git a/aio/content/guide/router.md b/aio/content/guide/router.md
index c1765d6347..15711db702 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/router.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/router.md
@@ -3302,7 +3302,13 @@ Although it doesn't actually log in, it has what you need for this discussion.
 It has an `isLoggedIn` flag to tell you whether the user is authenticated.
 Its `login` method simulates an API call to an external service by returning an
 observable that resolves successfully after a short pause.
-The `redirectUrl` property will store the attempted URL so you can navigate to it after authenticating.
+The `redirectUrl` property stores the URL that the user wanted to access so you can navigate to it after authentication.
+
+<div class="alert is-helpful">
+
+To keep things simple, this example redirects unauthenticated users to `/admin`. 
+
+</div>
 
 Revise the `AuthGuard` to call it.