diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
index 1c67b3bc7..009f6d088 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         });
     }
 
-    function getRootRouter(app) {
+    function getRootApp(app) {
         if (typeof app.parent === 'undefined') {
             return app;
         }
-        return getRootRouter(app.parent)
+        return getRootApp(app.parent)
     }
 
     function createRouteId(req) {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         return `${method}:${url}`;
     }
 
-    var rootApp = getRootRouter(RED.httpNode)
+    var rootApp = getRootApp(RED.httpNode)
 
     // Check if middleware already exists
     var isMiddlewarePresent = rootApp._router.stack.some(layer => layer.name === 'setupRawBodyCapture')
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 RED.httpNode.delete(this.url, cookieParser(), httpMiddleware, corsHandler, metricsHandler, jsonParser, urlencParser, rawBodyParser, this.callback, this.errorHandler);
             }
 
-            // unique id for httpInNodeSettings based on method name and url path
+            // unique id for httpInNode based on method name and url path
             var httpInNodeId = createRouteId({url: this.url, method: this.method})
             
-            // get httpInNodeSettings from RED.httpNode
+            // get httpInNode from RED.httpNode
             var httpInNodes = rootApp.get('httpInNodes')
 
             // Add httpInNode to RED.httpNode