diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/document-workspace-editor.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/document-workspace-editor.element.ts
index ab8490cef4..2bb3017e07 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/document-workspace-editor.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/document-workspace-editor.element.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ export class UmbDocumentWorkspaceEditorElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	//private _defaultVariant?: VariantViewModelBaseModel;
 	private splitViewElement = new UmbDocumentWorkspaceSplitViewElement();
 
-	@state()
-	_unique?: string;
-
 	@state()
 	_routes?: Array<UmbRoute>;
 
@@ -38,17 +35,25 @@ export class UmbDocumentWorkspaceEditorElement extends UmbLitElement {
 
 	#observeVariants() {
 		if (!this.#workspaceContext) return;
-		this.observe(this.#workspaceContext.variants, (variants) => {
-			this._availableVariants = variants;
-			this._generateRoutes();
-		});
+		this.observe(
+			this.#workspaceContext.variants,
+			(variants) => {
+				this._availableVariants = variants;
+				this._generateRoutes();
+			},
+			'_observeVariants'
+		);
 	}
 
 	#observeSplitViews() {
 		if (!this.#workspaceContext) return;
-		this.observe(this.#workspaceContext.splitView.activeVariantsInfo, (variants) => {
-			this._workspaceSplitViews = variants;
-		});
+		this.observe(
+			this.#workspaceContext.splitView.activeVariantsInfo,
+			(variants) => {
+				this._workspaceSplitViews = variants;
+			},
+			'_observeSplitViews'
+		);
 	}
 
 	private _handleVariantFolderPart(index: number, folderPart: string) {
@@ -110,10 +115,8 @@ export class UmbDocumentWorkspaceEditorElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	};
 
 	render() {
-		return this._routes
-			? html`<umb-router-slot .routes=${this._routes} @init=${this._gotWorkspaceRoute}
-					>${this.splitViewElement}</umb-router-slot
-			  >`
+		return this._routes && this._routes.length > 0
+			? html`<umb-router-slot .routes=${this._routes} @init=${this._gotWorkspaceRoute}></umb-router-slot>`
 			: '';
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/document-workspace-split-view.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/document-workspace-split-view.element.ts
index 977ddf2aae..1b791df0e6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/document-workspace-split-view.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/document-workspace-split-view.element.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,26 @@ export class UmbDocumentWorkspaceSplitViewElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	constructor() {
 		super();
 
+		console.log('##SPLIT VIEW');
+
 		this.consumeContext(UMB_ENTITY_WORKSPACE_CONTEXT, (context) => {
 			this._workspaceContext = context as UmbDocumentWorkspaceContext;
 			this._observeActiveVariantInfo();
 		});
 	}
 
+	connectedCallback(): void {
+		super.connectedCallback();
+
+		console.log('##SPLIT VIEW CONNECTED');
+	}
+
+	disconnectedCallback(): void {
+		super.disconnectedCallback();
+
+		console.log('##SPLIT VIEW DISCONNECTED!');
+	}
+
 	private _observeActiveVariantInfo() {
 		if (!this._workspaceContext) return;
 		this.observe(
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/views/edit/document-workspace-view-edit.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/views/edit/document-workspace-view-edit.element.ts
index 8014cd35e6..8d41d4157c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/views/edit/document-workspace-view-edit.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/workspace/views/edit/document-workspace-view-edit.element.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { UmbDocumentWorkspaceContext } from '../../document-workspace.context.js';
+import type { UmbDocumentWorkspaceViewEditTabElement } from './document-workspace-view-edit-tab.element.js';
 import { css, html, customElement, state, repeat } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
 import { UUITextStyles } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/uui';
 import { UmbContentTypeContainerStructureHelper } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/content-type';
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import { UmbLitElement } from '@umbraco-cms/internal/lit-element';
 import { PropertyTypeContainerModelBaseModel } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/backend-api';
 import { UMB_ENTITY_WORKSPACE_CONTEXT } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/workspace';
 import { UmbWorkspaceEditorViewExtensionElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
-import UmbDocumentWorkspaceViewEditTabElement from './document-workspace-view-edit-tab.element.js';
 
 @customElement('umb-document-workspace-view-edit')
 export class UmbDocumentWorkspaceViewEditElement