diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 291fca0b330..47b00832c31 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     "puppeteer": "^1.11.0",
     "qunit": "^2.8.0",
     "route-recognizer": "^0.3.4",
-    "router_js": "^6.2.1",
+    "router_js": "^6.2.2",
     "rsvp": "^4.8.4",
     "semver": "^5.5.0",
     "serve-static": "^1.13.2",
diff --git a/packages/ember/tests/routing/decoupled_basic_test.js b/packages/ember/tests/routing/decoupled_basic_test.js
index 286f8e6b4e9..503d52005b9 100644
--- a/packages/ember/tests/routing/decoupled_basic_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember/tests/routing/decoupled_basic_test.js
@@ -41,10 +41,20 @@ moduleFor(
       return this.applicationInstance.lookup(`controller:${name}`);
     }
 
-    handleURLAborts(assert, path) {
+    handleURLAborts(assert, path, deprecated) {
       run(() => {
         let router = this.applicationInstance.lookup('router:main');
-        router.handleURL(path).then(
+        let result;
+
+        if (deprecated !== undefined) {
+          expectDeprecation(() => {
+            result = router.handleURL(path);
+          });
+        } else {
+          result = router.handleURL(path);
+        }
+
+        result.then(
           function() {
             assert.ok(false, 'url: `' + path + '` was NOT to be handled');
           },
@@ -2749,33 +2759,15 @@ moduleFor(
     }
 
     ['@test Router `willTransition` hook passes in cancellable transition'](assert) {
-      // Should hit willTransition 3 times, once for the initial route, and then 2 more times
-      // for the two handleURL calls below
-      if (EMBER_ROUTING_ROUTER_SERVICE) {
-        assert.expect(7);
-
-        this.router.reopen({
-          init() {
-            this._super(...arguments);
-            this.on('routeWillChange', transition => {
-              assert.ok(true, 'routeWillChange was called');
-              if (transition.intent && transition.intent.url !== '/') {
-                transition.abort();
-              }
-            });
-          },
-        });
-      } else {
-        assert.expect(5);
-        this.router.reopen({
-          willTransition(_, _2, transition) {
-            assert.ok(true, 'willTransition was called');
-            if (transition.intent.url !== '/') {
-              transition.abort();
-            }
-          },
-        });
-      }
+      assert.expect(8);
+      this.router.reopen({
+        willTransition(_, _2, transition) {
+          assert.ok(true, 'willTransition was called');
+          if (transition.intent.url !== '/') {
+            transition.abort();
+          }
+        },
+      });
 
       this.router.map(function() {
         this.route('nork');
@@ -2809,10 +2801,14 @@ moduleFor(
         })
       );
 
-      return this.visit('/').then(() => {
-        this.handleURLAborts(assert, '/nork');
-        this.handleURLAborts(assert, '/about');
-      });
+      let deprecation = /You attempted to override the "willTransition" method which is deprecated\./;
+
+      return expectDeprecation(() => {
+        return this.visit('/').then(() => {
+          this.handleURLAborts(assert, '/nork', deprecation);
+          this.handleURLAborts(assert, '/about', deprecation);
+        });
+      }, deprecation);
     }
 
     ['@test Aborting/redirecting the transition in `willTransition` prevents LoadingRoute from being entered'](
diff --git a/packages/ember/tests/routing/router_service_test/basic_test.js b/packages/ember/tests/routing/router_service_test/basic_test.js
index 9dbf901fe9c..601ce099d6f 100644
--- a/packages/ember/tests/routing/router_service_test/basic_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember/tests/routing/router_service_test/basic_test.js
@@ -79,6 +79,28 @@ moduleFor(
         });
     }
 
+    '@test substates survive aborts GH#17430'(assert) {
+      assert.expect(2);
+      this.add(
+        `route:parent.child`,
+        Route.extend({
+          beforeModel(transition) {
+            transition.abort();
+            this.intermediateTransitionTo('parent.sister');
+          },
+        })
+      );
+
+      return this.visit('/')
+        .then(() => {
+          return this.routerService.transitionTo('/child');
+        })
+        .catch(e => {
+          assert.equal(this.routerService.currentRouteName, 'parent.sister');
+          assert.equal(e.message, 'TransitionAborted');
+        });
+    }
+
     ['@test RouterService#currentRouteName is correctly set on each transition'](assert) {
       if (EMBER_ROUTING_ROUTER_SERVICE) {
         assert.expect(9);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 358a6f94bc3..f7fbff524c1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7441,10 +7441,10 @@ route-recognizer@^0.3.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/route-recognizer/-/route-recognizer-0.3.4.tgz#39ab1ffbce1c59e6d2bdca416f0932611e4f3ca3"
   integrity sha512-2+MhsfPhvauN1O8KaXpXAOfR/fwe8dnUXVM+xw7yt40lJRfPVQxV6yryZm0cgRvAj5fMF/mdRZbL2ptwbs5i2g==
 
-router_js@^6.2.1:
-  version "6.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/router_js/-/router_js-6.2.1.tgz#60130764ad3ed41592a41b9a0bb9133b3edc7d84"
-  integrity sha512-DL0FPuLZUkk7/mhIcXK3SO7215gyOVcQinPtdcLRHKJDt8GGqN6c0pNr0+vuE1IQX7QW1YyuIxBICZ0egzn8Dg==
+router_js@^6.2.2:
+  version "6.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/router_js/-/router_js-6.2.2.tgz#173fe28f004d437a150a42be8220a0341d8df4d8"
+  integrity sha512-gjNl8cxJYHXxLKe/BimTuXLANAb6AVIpK5nK4XvY5d5Do69RMr80YrNFmfHvgD31p0qXUDlz3+fcfAn7ylqIjg==
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "^10.5.5"