diff --git a/changelog.d/3025-rootpath-anchor.fixed.md b/changelog.d/3025-rootpath-anchor.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97a7d34cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3025-rootpath-anchor.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- The application template's `this.wheels.rootPath` now anchors to `GetCurrentTemplatePath()` (the `public/` front-controller directory) instead of `GetBaseTemplatePath()` (whatever file was originally requested). When a request bootstrapped under a subfolder — e.g. the test runner — the old base-template anchor produced an unstable path, and because `rootPath` seeds `this.name` via `Hash(rootPath)`, that silently split one app across two application scopes (the "reload=true fixes it" symptom). The value is identical for a normal front-controller request, so existing apps are unaffected (#3025, refs #2887)
diff --git a/cli/lucli/templates/app/public/Application.cfc b/cli/lucli/templates/app/public/Application.cfc
index 0a38c6aace..21f1dbb142 100644
--- a/cli/lucli/templates/app/public/Application.cfc
+++ b/cli/lucli/templates/app/public/Application.cfc
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@ component output="false" {
 
 	// Put variables we just need internally inside a wheels struct.
 	this.wheels = {};
-	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetBaseTemplatePath());
+	// Anchor to THIS file's directory (the public front-controller dir), not the
+	// base template's. GetBaseTemplatePath() returns whatever file was originally
+	// requested, so when a request bootstraps under a subfolder (e.g. the test
+	// runner) rootPath would mis-anchor — and since it seeds `this.name` via
+	// Hash(rootPath) below, an unstable value silently splits one app across two
+	// application scopes (the "reload=true fixes it" symptom in issue #3025/#2887).
+	// GetCurrentTemplatePath() is always this Application.cfc's path, so rootPath
+	// stays stable regardless of the requested base template — and is identical to
+	// the old value for a normal front-controller request.
+	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
 
 	this.name = createUUID();
 
diff --git a/examples/starter-app/public/Application.cfc b/examples/starter-app/public/Application.cfc
index 954ba4e7dc..76bc8c6639 100644
--- a/examples/starter-app/public/Application.cfc
+++ b/examples/starter-app/public/Application.cfc
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ component output="false" {
 
 	// Put variables we just need internally inside a wheels struct.
 	this.wheels = {};
-	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetBaseTemplatePath());
+	// Anchor to this file's directory, not the requested base template's, so
+	// rootPath stays stable when a request bootstraps under a subfolder (e.g.
+	// the test runner) — Hash(rootPath) below seeds this.name, and an unstable
+	// value splits one app across two application scopes (issue #3025/#2887).
+	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
 
 	this.name = createUUID();
 	// Give this application a unique name by taking the path to the root and hashing it.
diff --git a/examples/tweet/public/Application.cfc b/examples/tweet/public/Application.cfc
index 954ba4e7dc..76bc8c6639 100755
--- a/examples/tweet/public/Application.cfc
+++ b/examples/tweet/public/Application.cfc
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ component output="false" {
 
 	// Put variables we just need internally inside a wheels struct.
 	this.wheels = {};
-	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetBaseTemplatePath());
+	// Anchor to this file's directory, not the requested base template's, so
+	// rootPath stays stable when a request bootstraps under a subfolder (e.g.
+	// the test runner) — Hash(rootPath) below seeds this.name, and an unstable
+	// value splits one app across two application scopes (issue #3025/#2887).
+	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
 
 	this.name = createUUID();
 	// Give this application a unique name by taking the path to the root and hashing it.
diff --git a/public/Application.cfc b/public/Application.cfc
index b1eb617a63..af1b2c610f 100644
--- a/public/Application.cfc
+++ b/public/Application.cfc
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ component output="false" {
 
 	// Put variables we just need internally inside a wheels struct.
 	this.wheels = {};
-	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetBaseTemplatePath());
+	// Anchor to this file's directory, not the requested base template's, so
+	// rootPath stays stable when a request bootstraps under a subfolder (e.g.
+	// the test runner) — Hash(rootPath) below seeds this.name, and an unstable
+	// value splits one app across two application scopes (issue #3025/#2887).
+	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
 
 	this.name = createUUID();
 	// Give this application a unique name by taking the path to the root and hashing it.
diff --git a/vendor/wheels/rocketunit_tests/Application.cfc b/vendor/wheels/rocketunit_tests/Application.cfc
index cce8012284..2506679156 100644
--- a/vendor/wheels/rocketunit_tests/Application.cfc
+++ b/vendor/wheels/rocketunit_tests/Application.cfc
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ component {
 
 	// Put variables we just need internally inside a wheels struct.
 	this.wheels = {};
-	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetBaseTemplatePath());
+	// Anchor to this file's directory (matches this.webrootDir below), not the
+	// requested base template's, so rootPath stays stable under subfolder
+	// bootstrap (issue #3025/#2887).
+	this.wheels.rootPath = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
 
 	this.webrootDir = getDirectoryFromPath( getCurrentTemplatePath() );
 	this.appDir     = getCanonicalPath("_assets");