diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 363340a80..b44686639 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+
+## 1.7.2
+
+- Fix autoPageDetection command error caused by closure-compiler.
+
 ## 1.7.1
 
 - Auto detect page transitions on route change.
diff --git a/lib/commands.ts b/lib/commands.ts
index 8c0ab7338..49fdfa8f4 100644
--- a/lib/commands.ts
+++ b/lib/commands.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {hasOwnProperty} from './util';
 import {setPage} from './pageChange';
 import {warn} from './debug';
 import vars from './vars';
+import {processAutoPageDetectionCommand} from './hooks/autoPageDetection';
 
 export function processCommand(command: any[]): any {
   switch (command[0]) {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ export function processCommand(command: any[]): any {
       vars.wrapEventHandlers = command[1];
       break;
     case 'autoPageDetection':
-      vars.autoPageDetection = command[1];
+      vars.autoPageDetection = processAutoPageDetectionCommand(command[1]);
       break;
     case 'wrapTimers':
       vars.wrapTimers = command[1];
diff --git a/lib/hooks/autoPageDetection.ts b/lib/hooks/autoPageDetection.ts
index 9ef742063..3a1dbcb44 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/autoPageDetection.ts
+++ b/lib/hooks/autoPageDetection.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {win, doc} from '../browser';
-import type {MappingRule} from '../types';
+import type {AutoPageDetectionType, MappingRule} from '../types';
 import vars from '../vars';
 import {info, debug, error} from '../debug';
 import {setPage} from '../pageChange';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function setupAutoPageDetection() {
 
   win.addEventListener('hashchange', function (event) {
     if (DEBUG) {
-      info(`hashchange to ${event.newURL} from ${event.newURL}, current location ${win.location}`);
+      info(`hashchange to ${event.newURL} from ${event.oldURL}, current location ${win.location}`);
     }
     handlePossibleUrlChange(event.newURL);
   });
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function handlePossibleUrlChange(newUrl: string) {
 
 function applyCustomPageMappings(urlPath: string): string | null {
   const rules = getAutoPageDetectionMappingRule();
-  const effectivePath = (titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetectio() ? doc.title : urlPath) || urlPath;
+  const effectivePath = (titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection() ? doc.title : urlPath) || urlPath;
   if (!effectivePath || !rules.length) {
     return effectivePath;
   }
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ export function isAutoPageDetectionEnabled(): boolean {
   return !!vars.autoPageDetection;
 }
 
-function ignorePopstateEvent(): boolean {
+export function ignorePopstateEvent(): boolean {
   return typeof vars.autoPageDetection === 'object' && !!vars.autoPageDetection?.ignorePopstateEvent;
 }
 
-function titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetectio(): boolean {
+export function titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection(): boolean {
   return typeof vars.autoPageDetection === 'object' && !!vars.autoPageDetection?.titleAsPageName;
 }
 
@@ -163,3 +163,20 @@ function getAutoPageDetectionMappingRule(): Array<MappingRule> {
   }
   return vars.autoPageDetection.mappingRule;
 }
+
+export function processAutoPageDetectionCommand(input: any): boolean | AutoPageDetectionType {
+  const guessCmd = input as boolean | AutoPageDetectionType | null;
+  if (!guessCmd) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof guessCmd !== 'object') {
+    return !!guessCmd;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ignorePopstateEvent: guessCmd['ignorePopstateEvent'],
+    titleAsPageName: guessCmd['titleAsPageName'],
+    mappingRule: guessCmd['mappingRule']
+  };
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b3428c3d..1c9f75080 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.7.1",
+  "version": "1.7.2",
   "name": "@instana/weasel",
   "description": "Collect end-user data",
   "main": "lib/index.ts",
diff --git a/test/unit/hooks/autoPageDetection.test.ts b/test/unit/hooks/autoPageDetection.test.ts
index d228fba9b..cd1c53b79 100644
--- a/test/unit/hooks/autoPageDetection.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/hooks/autoPageDetection.test.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import {expect} from 'chai';
 
 import {win} from '@lib/browser';
 import defaultVars from '@lib/vars';
-import type {Beacon} from '@lib/types';
+import vars from '@lib/vars';
+import type {Beacon, AutoPageDetectionType} from '@lib/types';
 import {stripSecrets} from '@lib/stripSecrets';
 import {addCommonBeaconProperties} from '@lib/commonBeaconProperties';
 import {initAutoPageDetection, isAutoPageDetectionEnabled} from '@lib/hooks/autoPageDetection';
+import {ignorePopstateEvent, titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection, processAutoPageDetectionCommand} from '@lib/hooks/autoPageDetection';
 
 describe('autodetection of page transition', () => {
 
@@ -17,6 +19,10 @@ describe('autodetection of page transition', () => {
       const result: boolean = isAutoPageDetectionEnabled();
       addCommonBeaconProperties(beacon);
       expect(result).equal(false);
+
+      const titleResult: boolean = titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection();
+      expect(titleResult).equal(false);
+
       expect(beacon.uf).not.exist;
     });
 
@@ -36,11 +42,65 @@ describe('autodetection of page transition', () => {
       };
       const result: boolean = isAutoPageDetectionEnabled();
       expect(result).equal(true);
+
+      const titleResult: boolean = titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection();
+      expect(titleResult).equal(true);
+
       const beacon: Partial<Beacon> = {};
       addCommonBeaconProperties(beacon);
       expect(beacon.uf).equal('sn');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('autoPageDetection command test', () => {
+    it('autoPageDetection command parsing normal', () => {
+      const cmd: any = {mappingRule: [[/.*section*/, 'Section 1']], ignorePopstateEvent: false, titleAsPageName: true};
+      vars.autoPageDetection = processAutoPageDetectionCommand(cmd);
+      expect(isAutoPageDetectionEnabled()).equal(true);
+      expect(ignorePopstateEvent()).equal(false);
+      expect(titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection()).equal(true);
+      const resultAPD = vars.autoPageDetection as AutoPageDetectionType;
+      expect(resultAPD.mappingRule?.length).equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('autoPageDetection command parsing empty', () => {
+      const cmd: any = {};
+      vars.autoPageDetection = processAutoPageDetectionCommand(cmd);
+      expect(isAutoPageDetectionEnabled()).equal(true);
+      expect(ignorePopstateEvent()).equal(false);
+      expect(titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection()).equal(false);
+      const resultAPD = vars.autoPageDetection as AutoPageDetectionType;
+      expect(typeof resultAPD).equal('object');
+      expect(typeof resultAPD.mappingRule).equal('undefined');
+    });
+
+    it('autoPageDetection command parsing abnormal configs (negative)', () => {
+      let cmd: any = 101; //number is unexpected
+      vars.autoPageDetection = processAutoPageDetectionCommand(cmd);
+      expect(isAutoPageDetectionEnabled()).equal(true);
+      let resultAPD = vars.autoPageDetection as AutoPageDetectionType;
+      expect(typeof resultAPD).equal('boolean');
+
+      cmd = 0; //number 0 is unexpected, 0 is treated as false
+      vars.autoPageDetection = processAutoPageDetectionCommand(cmd);
+      expect(isAutoPageDetectionEnabled()).equal(false);
+
+      cmd = 'abc'; //string is unexpected
+      vars.autoPageDetection = processAutoPageDetectionCommand(cmd);
+      expect(isAutoPageDetectionEnabled()).equal(true);
+      resultAPD = vars.autoPageDetection as AutoPageDetectionType;
+      expect(typeof resultAPD).equal('boolean');
+
+      cmd = {titleAsPageName: 'abc'}; //string is unexpected for titleAsPageName
+      vars.autoPageDetection = processAutoPageDetectionCommand(cmd);
+      expect(isAutoPageDetectionEnabled()).equal(true);
+      expect(titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection()).equal(true); //string is treated as true
+      resultAPD = vars.autoPageDetection as AutoPageDetectionType;
+      expect(typeof resultAPD).equal('object');
+      expect(typeof resultAPD.titleAsPageName).equal('string');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('listen to various event listeners for page transition', () => {
 
     it('must  listen to hashchange event and set page ', () => {
@@ -167,6 +227,10 @@ describe('autodetection of page transition', () => {
       const title = '';
       const url = 'http://localhost/#aboutNotGetMatched-about1Some-about2Where-about3SVL';
       window.history.pushState(state, title, url);
+
+      const titleResult: boolean = titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection();
+      expect(titleResult).equal(false);
+
       const beacon: Partial<Beacon> = {};
       addCommonBeaconProperties(beacon);
       console.log('check the regex pattern ', beacon);
@@ -181,12 +245,16 @@ describe('autodetection of page transition', () => {
             'checkregex?matchId=<redacted>'
           ]
         ],
-        titleAsPageName: undefined
+        titleAsPageName: false
       };
       const state = {page: 10};
       const title = '';
       const url = 'http://localhost/checkregex12*benifits.-functions12replace-match.textpattern?matchId=6847664458';
       window.history.pushState(state, title, url);
+
+      const titleResult: boolean = titleAsPageNameInAutoPageDetection();
+      expect(titleResult).equal(false);
+
       const beacon: Partial<Beacon> = {};
       addCommonBeaconProperties(beacon);
       expect(beacon.p).equal('checkregex?matchId=<redacted>');