diff --git a/src/UrlParams.ts b/src/UrlParams.ts
index f41e3cfa..4a37254a 100644
--- a/src/UrlParams.ts
+++ b/src/UrlParams.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ interface UrlParams {
 
 /**
  * Gets the app parameters for the current URL.
- * @param query The URL query string
- * @param fragment The URL fragment string
+ * @param ignoreRoomAlias If true, does not try to parse a room alias from the URL
+ * @param search The URL search string
+ * @param pathname The URL path name
+ * @param hash The URL hash
  * @returns The app parameters encoded in the URL
  */
 export const getUrlParams = (
diff --git a/src/widget.ts b/src/widget.ts
index 93107fcd..fc7e529b 100644
--- a/src/widget.ts
+++ b/src/widget.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export const widget: WidgetHelpers | null = (() => {
         baseUrl,
         e2eEnabled,
         allowIceFallback,
-      } = getUrlParams();
+      } = getUrlParams(true);
       if (!roomId) throw new Error("Room ID must be supplied");
       if (!userId) throw new Error("User ID must be supplied");
       if (!deviceId) throw new Error("Device ID must be supplied");