diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f69cb9d89c..f540576294 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
     "@angularclass/bootloader": "1.0.1",
     "@angularclass/idle-preload": "1.0.4",
     "@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": "1.0.0-alpha.28",
-    "@ngrx/effects": "^4.0.1",
-    "@ngrx/router-store": "^4.0.0",
-    "@ngrx/store": "^4.0.0",
+    "@ngrx/effects": "^4.0.5",
+    "@ngrx/router-store": "^4.0.4",
+    "@ngrx/store": "^4.0.3",
     "@nguniversal/express-engine": "1.0.0-beta.2",
     "@ngx-translate/core": "7.1.0",
     "@ngx-translate/http-loader": "0.1.0",
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.spec.ts b/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
index 96037effc1..cc8e28535a 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('App component', () => {
     return TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
         CommonModule,
-        StoreModule.provideStore({}),
+        StoreModule.forRoot({}),
         TranslateModule.forRoot({
           loader: {
             provide: TranslateLoader,
diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 476d260a8f..45ac39c4db 100755
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function getConfig() {
     CommunityPageModule,
     AppRoutingModule,
     StoreModule.forRoot(appReducers, { metaReducers: appMetaReducers }),
-    // !getConfig().production ? StoreDevtoolsModule.instrument({ maxAge: 50 }) : [],
+    StoreDevtoolsModule.instrument({ maxAge: 50 }),
     EffectsModule.forRoot(appEffects)
   ],
   providers: [
diff --git a/src/app/browser-app.module.ts b/src/app/browser-app.module.ts
index 7cccce5068..5a896d0e5e 100644
--- a/src/app/browser-app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/browser-app.module.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import { CoreModule } from './core/core.module';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
-import { StoreRouterConnectingModule } from '@ngrx/router-store';
+import { RouterStateSerializer, StoreRouterConnectingModule } from '@ngrx/router-store';
+import { DSpaceRouterStateSerializer } from './shared/ngrx/dspace-router-state-serializer';
 
 export function init(cache: TransferState) {
   return () => {
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ export function HttpLoaderFactory(http: Http) {
       deps: [
         TransferState
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      provide: RouterStateSerializer,
+      useClass: DSpaceRouterStateSerializer
     }
   ]
 })
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
index eb0ea9bfeb..d01959d3dd 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
       ).filter((normalized) => hasValue(normalized))
         .map((normalized: TNormalized) => {
           return this.build<TNormalized, TDomain>(normalized);
-        });
+        }).distinctUntilChanged();
 
     return new RemoteData(
       href,
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.spec.ts
index 09d28605e2..54b49d3cf6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 
 import { ObjectCacheService } from './object-cache.service';
-import { ObjectCacheState, CacheableObject } from './object-cache.reducer';
+import { CacheableObject } from './object-cache.reducer';
 import { AddToObjectCacheAction, RemoveFromObjectCacheAction } from './object-cache.actions';
+import { CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
 
 class TestClass implements CacheableObject {
   constructor(
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class TestClass implements CacheableObject {
 
 describe('ObjectCacheService', () => {
   let service: ObjectCacheService;
-  let store: Store<ObjectCacheState>;
+  let store: Store<CoreState>;
 
   const uuid = '1698f1d3-be98-4c51-9fd8-6bfedcbd59b7';
   const requestHref = 'https://rest.api/endpoint/1698f1d3-be98-4c51-9fd8-6bfedcbd59b7';
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ describe('ObjectCacheService', () => {
   const invalidCacheEntry = Object.assign({}, cacheEntry, { msToLive: -1 });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    store = new Store<ObjectCacheState>(undefined, undefined, undefined);
+    store = new Store<CoreState>(undefined, undefined, undefined);
     spyOn(store, 'dispatch');
     service = new ObjectCacheService(store);
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
index 48a43a5f2f..0755b268cf 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class ObjectCacheService {
   }
 
   getRequestHrefBySelfLink(self: string): Observable<string> {
-    return this.store.select('index/href', self)
+    return this.store.select(uuidFromHrefSelector(self))
       .flatMap((uuid: string) => this.getRequestHref(uuid));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/response-cache.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/response-cache.service.ts
index 66f6b40a04..ed1291e67a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/response-cache.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/response-cache.service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
 import { keySelector } from '../shared/selectors';
 
 function entryFromKeySelector(key: string): MemoizedSelector<CoreState, ResponseCacheEntry> {
-  return keySelector<ResponseCacheEntry>('data/reponse', key);
+  return keySelector<ResponseCacheEntry>('data/response', key);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
index bd88a07ea0..f9f296a666 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { MemoizedSelector, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 
-import { RequestEntry, RequestState } from './request.reducer';
+import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
 import { Request } from './request.models';
 import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { RequestConfigureAction, RequestExecuteAction } from './request.actions';
diff --git a/src/app/core/footer/footer.component.spec.ts b/src/app/core/footer/footer.component.spec.ts
index 13debf504b..693b5ec537 100644
--- a/src/app/core/footer/footer.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/footer/footer.component.spec.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('Footer component', () => {
   // async beforeEach
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     return TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [CommonModule, StoreModule.provideStore({}), TranslateModule.forRoot({
+      imports: [CommonModule, StoreModule.forRoot({}), TranslateModule.forRoot({
         loader: {
           provide: TranslateLoader,
           useClass: MockTranslateLoader
diff --git a/src/app/header/header.component.spec.ts b/src/app/header/header.component.spec.ts
index cd77385363..4a66e1d9f1 100644
--- a/src/app/header/header.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/header/header.component.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('HeaderComponent', () => {
   // async beforeEach
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [StoreModule.provideStore({}), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbCollapseModule.forRoot()],
+      imports: [StoreModule.forRoot({}), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbCollapseModule.forRoot()],
       declarations: [HeaderComponent]
     })
       .compileComponents();  // compile template and css
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('HeaderComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       menu = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('#collapsingNav')).nativeElement;
-      spyOn(store, 'select').and.returnValue(Observable.of({ navCollapsed: false }));
+      spyOn(store, 'select').and.returnValue(Observable.of(false));
       fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/server-app.module.ts b/src/app/server-app.module.ts
index 904efa2dfd..cd5c24034d 100644
--- a/src/app/server-app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/server-app.module.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 
 import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../config';
-import { StoreRouterConnectingModule } from '@ngrx/router-store';
+import { RouterStateSerializer, StoreRouterConnectingModule } from '@ngrx/router-store';
+import { DSpaceRouterStateSerializer } from './shared/ngrx/dspace-router-state-serializer';
 
 export function boot(cache: TransferState, appRef: ApplicationRef, store: Store<AppState>, request: Request, config: GlobalConfig) {
   // authentication mechanism goes here
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ export function UniversalLoaderFactory() {
         REQUEST,
         GLOBAL_CONFIG
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      provide: RouterStateSerializer,
+      useClass: DSpaceRouterStateSerializer
     }
   ]
 })
diff --git a/src/app/shared/host-window.service.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/host-window.service.spec.ts
index b48d094a1e..674d0e1332 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/host-window.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/host-window.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { AppState } from '../app.reducer';
+import { HostWindowState } from './host-window.reducer';
 
 import { HostWindowService } from './host-window.service';
-import { HostWindowState } from './host-window.reducer';
 
 describe('HostWindowService', () => {
   let service: HostWindowService;
-  let store: Store<HostWindowState>;
+  let store: Store<AppState>;
 
   describe('', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      const _initialState = { width: 1600, height: 770 };
-      store = new Store<HostWindowState>(undefined, undefined, Observable.of(_initialState));
+      const _initialState = { hostWindow: { width: 1600, height: 770 } };
+      store = new Store<AppState>(Observable.of(_initialState), undefined, undefined);
       service = new HostWindowService(store);
     });
 
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ describe('HostWindowService', () => {
 
   describe('', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      const _initialState = { width: 1100, height: 770 };
-      store = new Store<HostWindowState>(undefined, undefined, Observable.of(_initialState));
+      const _initialState = { hostWindow: { width: 1100, height: 770 } };
+      store = new Store<AppState>(Observable.of(_initialState), undefined, undefined);
       service = new HostWindowService(store);
     });
 
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ describe('HostWindowService', () => {
 
   describe('', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      const _initialState = { width: 800, height: 770 };
-      store = new Store<HostWindowState>(undefined, undefined, Observable.of(_initialState));
+      const _initialState = { hostWindow: { width: 800, height: 770 } };
+      store = new Store<AppState>(Observable.of(_initialState), undefined, undefined);
       service = new HostWindowService(store);
     });
 
@@ -118,8 +119,8 @@ describe('HostWindowService', () => {
 
   describe('', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      const _initialState = { width: 600, height: 770 };
-      store = new Store<HostWindowState>(undefined, undefined, Observable.of(_initialState));
+      const _initialState = { hostWindow: { width: 600, height: 770 } };
+      store = new Store<AppState>(Observable.of(_initialState), undefined, undefined);
       service = new HostWindowService(store);
     });
 
@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@ describe('HostWindowService', () => {
 
   describe('', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      const _initialState = { width: 400, height: 770 };
-      store = new Store<HostWindowState>(undefined, undefined, Observable.of(_initialState));
+      const _initialState = { hostWindow: { width: 400, height: 770 } };
+      store = new Store<AppState>(Observable.of(_initialState), undefined, undefined);
       service = new HostWindowService(store);
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/ngrx/dspace-router-state-serializer.ts b/src/app/shared/ngrx/dspace-router-state-serializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ddd37ca43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/ngrx/dspace-router-state-serializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { RouterStateSerializer } from '@ngrx/router-store';
+import { Params, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
+
+export interface RouterStateUrl {
+  url: string;
+  queryParams: Params;
+}
+
+export class DSpaceRouterStateSerializer implements RouterStateSerializer<RouterStateUrl> {
+  serialize(routerState: RouterStateSnapshot): RouterStateUrl {
+    const { url } = routerState;
+    const queryParams = routerState.root.queryParams;
+
+    // Only return an object including the URL and query params
+    // instead of the entire snapshot
+    return { url, queryParams };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/pagination/pagination.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/pagination/pagination.component.spec.ts
index 7892456498..c2e6a8956d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/pagination/pagination.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/pagination/pagination.component.spec.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('Pagination component', () => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
         CommonModule,
-        StoreModule.provideStore({}),
+        StoreModule.forRoot({}),
         TranslateModule.forRoot({
           loader: {
             provide: TranslateLoader,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0df381cd24..654e5afe3b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -90,21 +90,21 @@
   version "1.0.0-alpha.28"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap/-/ng-bootstrap-1.0.0-alpha.28.tgz#30a6503bf7f94f9d3187591fb3267b59cc0cdaad"
 
-"@ngrx/effects@^4.0.1":
-  version "4.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ngrx/effects/-/effects-4.0.1.tgz#9403d5668c70217eb5c84ba7a5ffebbbcf507b34"
+"@ngrx/effects@^4.0.5":
+  version "4.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ngrx/effects/-/effects-4.0.5.tgz#1224763800621b7305f9b18bc17ee09b25c861d1"
 
-"@ngrx/router-store@^4.0.0":
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ngrx/router-store/-/router-store-4.0.0.tgz#22b50297395669834df09c46b5a15a8eb56b871d"
+"@ngrx/router-store@^4.0.4":
+  version "4.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ngrx/router-store/-/router-store-4.0.4.tgz#ab59f35aae93465088384faf009e21b22edd456a"
 
 "@ngrx/store-devtools@^4.0.0":
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ngrx/store-devtools/-/store-devtools-4.0.0.tgz#b79c24773217df7fd9735ad21f9cbf2533c96e04"
 
-"@ngrx/store@^4.0.0":
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ngrx/store/-/store-4.0.0.tgz#714d82056f0eb31518ca85a68a5cfecfc12cc50b"
+"@ngrx/store@^4.0.3":
+  version "4.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ngrx/store/-/store-4.0.3.tgz#36abacdfa19bfb8506e40de80bae06050a1e15e9"
 
 "@ngtools/webpack@1.5.1":
   version "1.5.1"