diff --git a/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/routes.py b/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/routes.py
index 12110ba0..73216488 100644
--- a/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/routes.py
+++ b/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/routes.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ async def fork_room(
         update = root_room.ydoc.get_update()
         fork_ydoc = Doc()
         fork_ydoc.apply_update(update)
-        fork_room = await self.room_manager.websocket_server.get_room(idx, fork_ydoc)
-        root_room.local_clients.add(fork_room)
+        await self.room_manager.websocket_server.get_room(idx, ydoc=fork_ydoc)
+        root_room.fork_ydocs.add(fork_ydoc)
 
         res = {
             "sessionId": SERVER_SESSION,
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ async def serve(self, websocket: YWebsocket, permissions) -> None:
         await self.websocket_server.started.wait()
         await self.websocket_server.serve(websocket)
 
-        if is_stored_document and not room.remote_clients:
+        if is_stored_document and not room.clients:
             # no client in this room after we disconnect
             self.cleaners[room] = asyncio.create_task(self.maybe_clean_room(room, websocket.path))
 
diff --git a/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/ywebsocket/websocket_server.py b/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/ywebsocket/websocket_server.py
index d78fff8d..40100211 100644
--- a/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/ywebsocket/websocket_server.py
+++ b/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/ywebsocket/websocket_server.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ async def _serve(self, websocket: Websocket, tg: TaskGroup):
         await self.start_room(room)
         await room.serve(websocket)
 
-        if self.auto_clean_rooms and not room.remote_clients:
+        if self.auto_clean_rooms and not room.clients:
             self.delete_room(room=room)
         tg.cancel_scope.cancel()
 
diff --git a/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/ywebsocket/yroom.py b/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/ywebsocket/yroom.py
index a4dd68a9..d4905ae9 100644
--- a/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/ywebsocket/yroom.py
+++ b/plugins/yjs/fps_yjs/ywebsocket/yroom.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 
 class YRoom:
-    remote_clients: set
-    local_clients: set[YRoom]
+    clients: set[Websocket]
+    fork_ydocs: set[Doc]
     ydoc: Doc
     ystore: BaseYStore | None
     _on_message: Callable[[bytes], Awaitable[bool] | bool] | None
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ class YRoom:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        ydoc: Doc | None = None,
         ready: bool = True,
         ystore: BaseYStore | None = None,
         log: Logger | None = None,
+        ydoc: Doc | None = None,
     ):
         """Initialize the object.
 
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.ready = ready
         self.ystore = ystore
         self.log = log or getLogger(__name__)
-        self.remote_clients = set()
-        self.local_clients = set()
+        self.clients = set()
+        self.fork_ydocs = set()
         self._on_message = None
         self._started = None
         self._starting = False
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ async def _broadcast_updates(self):
                     return
                 # broadcast internal ydoc's update to all clients, that includes changes from the
                 # clients and changes from the backend (out-of-band changes)
-                for client in self.local_clients:
-                    client.ydoc.apply_update(update)
-                if self.remote_clients:
+                for ydoc in self.fork_ydocs:
+                    ydoc.apply_update(update)
+                if self.clients:
                     message = create_update_message(update)
-                    for client in self.remote_clients:
+                    for client in self.clients:
                         self.log.debug(
                             "Sending Y update to remote client with endpoint: %s", client.path
                         )
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ async def serve(self, websocket: Websocket):
             websocket: The WebSocket through which to serve the client.
         """
         async with create_task_group() as tg:
-            self.remote_clients.add(websocket)
+            self.clients.add(websocket)
             await sync(self.ydoc, websocket, self.log)
             try:
                 async for message in websocket:
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ async def serve(self, websocket: Websocket):
                             YMessageType.AWARENESS.name,
                             websocket.path,
                         )
-                        for client in self.remote_clients:
+                        for client in self.clients:
                             self.log.debug(
                                 "Sending Y awareness from client with endpoint "
                                 "%s to client with endpoint: %s",
@@ -243,4 +243,4 @@ async def serve(self, websocket: Websocket):
                 self.log.debug("Error serving endpoint: %s", websocket.path, exc_info=e)
 
             # remove this client
-            self.remote_clients.remove(websocket)
+            self.clients.remove(websocket)