diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 046d75404..54ecb0494 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ Prefer to change a web component's appearance based on attributes and CSS rules
 
 For a component that is used within an overlay, there might be certain states that should prevent the user from closing the dialog. That’s typically the case when we are waiting for an action to complete (for example when loading something).
 
-These particular states are listed in the `statesWithoutDialogClose` class property, like so:
+These particular states are listed in the `_statesWithoutDialogClose` class property, like so:
 
 ```javascript
 class extends HTMLElement {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class extends HTMLElement {
         FETCH_FROM_URL: "fetch-from-url",
         VIEW: "view",
     };
-    statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([this._states.INITIALIZING]);
+    _statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([this._states.INITIALIZING]);
 ```
 
 Note: for consistency, we always use a `Set` here, even if it only contains a single element.
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ set _state(newValue) {
     this.setAttribute("state", newValue);
     this.dispatchEvent(
     new DialogCloseStateChangedEvent(
-        !this.statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
+        !this._statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
     )
     );
 }
diff --git a/app/templates/custom-elements/change-hostname-dialog.html b/app/templates/custom-elements/change-hostname-dialog.html
index 1947905aa..2ae3603e4 100644
--- a/app/templates/custom-elements/change-hostname-dialog.html
+++ b/app/templates/custom-elements/change-hostname-dialog.html
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ <h3>Changing Hostname</h3>
           PROMPT: "prompt",
           CHANGING: "changing",
         };
-        statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([
+        _statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([
           this._states.CHANGING,
           this._states.INITIALIZING,
         ]);
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ <h3>Changing Hostname</h3>
           this.setAttribute("state", newValue);
           this.dispatchEvent(
             new DialogCloseStateChangedEvent(
-              !this.statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
+              !this._statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
             )
           );
         }
diff --git a/app/templates/custom-elements/debug-dialog.html b/app/templates/custom-elements/debug-dialog.html
index 055daed2c..1cd1e0927 100644
--- a/app/templates/custom-elements/debug-dialog.html
+++ b/app/templates/custom-elements/debug-dialog.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ <h3>Debug Logs</h3>
           LOGS_LOADING: "logs-loading",
           LOGS_SUCCESS: "logs-success",
         };
-        statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([this._states.LOGS_LOADING]);
+        _statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([this._states.LOGS_LOADING]);
 
         constructor() {
           super();
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ <h3>Debug Logs</h3>
           this.setAttribute("state", newValue);
           this.dispatchEvent(
             new DialogCloseStateChangedEvent(
-              !this.statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
+              !this._statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
             )
           );
         }
diff --git a/app/templates/custom-elements/shutdown-dialog.html b/app/templates/custom-elements/shutdown-dialog.html
index 18cf34e57..712020ab0 100644
--- a/app/templates/custom-elements/shutdown-dialog.html
+++ b/app/templates/custom-elements/shutdown-dialog.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ <h3>Shutdown Complete</h3>
           SHUTTING_DOWN: "shutting-down",
           SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE: "shutdown-complete",
         };
-        statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([
+        _statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([
           this._states.RESTARTING,
           this._states.SHUTTING_DOWN,
           this._states.SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ <h3>Shutdown Complete</h3>
           this.setAttribute("state", newValue);
           this.dispatchEvent(
             new DialogCloseStateChangedEvent(
-              !this.statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
+              !this._statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
             )
           );
         }
diff --git a/app/templates/custom-elements/update-dialog.html b/app/templates/custom-elements/update-dialog.html
index bf2b2a110..41e2e44d2 100644
--- a/app/templates/custom-elements/update-dialog.html
+++ b/app/templates/custom-elements/update-dialog.html
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ <h3>Update Complete</h3>
           RESTARTING: "restarting",
           UPDATE_FINISHED: "update-finished",
         };
-        statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([
+        _statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([
           this._states.CHECKING,
           this._states.UPDATING,
           this._states.RESTARTING,
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ <h3>Update Complete</h3>
           this.setAttribute("state", newValue);
           this.dispatchEvent(
             new DialogCloseStateChangedEvent(
-              !this.statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
+              !this._statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
             )
           );
         }
diff --git a/app/templates/custom-elements/video-settings-dialog.html b/app/templates/custom-elements/video-settings-dialog.html
index 5c22e9d4f..6b38c38c5 100644
--- a/app/templates/custom-elements/video-settings-dialog.html
+++ b/app/templates/custom-elements/video-settings-dialog.html
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ <h3>Applying Video Settings</h3>
           EDIT: "edit",
           SAVING: "saving",
         };
-        statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([
+        _statesWithoutDialogClose = new Set([
           this._states.LOADING,
           this._states.SAVING,
         ]);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ <h3>Applying Video Settings</h3>
           this.setAttribute("state", newValue);
           this.dispatchEvent(
             new DialogCloseStateChangedEvent(
-              !this.statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
+              !this._statesWithoutDialogClose.has(newValue)
             )
           );
         }