--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
@@ -226,30 +226,34 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
     protected String mLastSessionUUID = null;
     protected boolean mSuppressActivitySwitch = false;
 
     private boolean foregrounded = false;
 
     private static final class LastSessionParser extends SessionParser {
         private JSONArray tabs;
         private JSONObject windowObject;
-        private boolean isExternalURL;
+        private boolean loadingExternalURL;
 
         private int selectedTabId = INVALID_TAB_ID;
 
         private boolean selectNextTab;
         private boolean tabsWereSkipped;
         private boolean tabsWereProcessed;
 
         private SparseIntArray tabIdMap;
 
-        public LastSessionParser(JSONArray tabs, JSONObject windowObject, boolean isExternalURL) {
+        /**
+         * @param loadingExternalURL Pass true if we're going to open an additional tab to load an
+         *                           URL received through our launch intent.
+         */
+        public LastSessionParser(JSONArray tabs, JSONObject windowObject, boolean loadingExternalURL) {
             this.tabs = tabs;
             this.windowObject = windowObject;
-            this.isExternalURL = isExternalURL;
+            this.loadingExternalURL = loadingExternalURL;
 
             tabIdMap = new SparseIntArray();
         }
 
         public boolean allTabsSkipped() {
             return tabsWereSkipped && !tabsWereProcessed;
         }
 
@@ -290,17 +294,17 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
                 return;
             }
 
             tabsWereProcessed = true;
 
             JSONObject tabObject = sessionTab.getTabObject();
 
             int flags = Tabs.LOADURL_NEW_TAB;
-            flags |= ((isExternalURL || !sessionTab.isSelected()) ? Tabs.LOADURL_DELAY_LOAD : 0);
+            flags |= ((loadingExternalURL || !sessionTab.isSelected()) ? Tabs.LOADURL_DELAY_LOAD : 0);
             flags |= (tabObject.optBoolean("desktopMode") ? Tabs.LOADURL_DESKTOP : 0);
             flags |= (tabObject.optBoolean("isPrivate") ? Tabs.LOADURL_PRIVATE : 0);
 
             final Tab tab = Tabs.getInstance().loadUrl(sessionTab.getUrl(), flags);
 
             if (sessionTab.isSelected() || selectNextTab) {
                 selectedTabId = tab.getId();
             }