diff --git a/src/app/app.component.spec.ts b/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
index a9d1d6205e..4541363548 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { HostWindowState } from "./shared/host-window.reducer";
 import { HostWindowResizeAction } from "./shared/host-window.actions";
 import { MockTranslateLoader } from "./shared/testing/mock-translate-loader";
 
-import { globalConfig } from '../config';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, config } from '../config';
 
 let comp: AppComponent;
 let fixture: ComponentFixture<AppComponent>;
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ describe('App component', () => {
       })],
       declarations: [AppComponent], // declare the test component
       providers: [
-        AppComponent,
-        globalConfig
+        { provide: GLOBAL_CONFIG, useValue: config },
+        AppComponent
       ],
       schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA]
     })
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index eb5079a49d..993fdddd4c 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { HostWindowState } from "./shared/host-window.reducer";
 import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
 import { HostWindowResizeAction } from "./shared/host-window.actions";
 
-import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig, globalConfig } from '../config';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../config';
 
 @Component({
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default,
diff --git a/src/app/core/data-services/collection-data.effects.ts b/src/app/core/data-services/collection-data.effects.ts
index 3d979e2c56..e1a294ea92 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data-services/collection-data.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data-services/collection-data.effects.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Actions, Effect } from "@ngrx/effects";
 import { RequestCacheFindAllAction, RequestCacheFindByIDAction } from "../cache/request-cache.actions";
 import { CollectionDataService } from "./collection-data.service";
 
-import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig, globalConfig } from '../../../config';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../../../config';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class CollectionDataEffects extends DataEffects<Collection> {
diff --git a/src/app/core/data-services/item-data.effects.ts b/src/app/core/data-services/item-data.effects.ts
index d3d9f5ebfc..12b57a375d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data-services/item-data.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data-services/item-data.effects.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Actions, Effect } from "@ngrx/effects";
 import { RequestCacheFindAllAction, RequestCacheFindByIDAction } from "../cache/request-cache.actions";
 import { ItemDataService } from "./item-data.service";
 
-import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig, globalConfig } from '../../../config';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../../../config';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ItemDataEffects extends DataEffects<Item> {
diff --git a/src/app/core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service.ts b/src/app/core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service.ts
index 97c7b4a782..c9fc60d4cc 100644
--- a/src/app/core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Http, RequestOptionsArgs } from '@angular/http';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import { RESTURLCombiner } from "../url-combiner/rest-url-combiner";
 
-import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig, globalConfig } from '../../../config';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../../../config';
 
 /**
  * Service to access DSpace's REST API
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 764db17fe3..4736005cb5 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -67,9 +67,4 @@ for (let key in config) {
   }
 }
 
-const globalConfig = {
-  provide: GLOBAL_CONFIG,
-  useValue: config
-};
-
-export { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig, globalConfig, config }
+export { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig, config }
diff --git a/src/platform/modules/browser.module.ts b/src/platform/modules/browser.module.ts
index d683a58626..9245b9b299 100755
--- a/src/platform/modules/browser.module.ts
+++ b/src/platform/modules/browser.module.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { effects } from '../../app/app.effects';
 import { Meta } from '../angular2-meta';
 import { RehydrateStoreAction } from "../../app/store.actions";
 
-import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig, globalConfig } from '../../config';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, config } from '../../config';
 
 // import * as LRU from 'modern-lru';
 
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export const UNIVERSAL_KEY = 'UNIVERSAL_CACHE';
     effects
   ],
   providers: [
+    { provide: GLOBAL_CONFIG, useValue: config },
     { provide: 'isBrowser', useValue: isBrowser },
     { provide: 'isNode', useValue: isNode },
 
@@ -80,9 +81,7 @@ export const UNIVERSAL_KEY = 'UNIVERSAL_CACHE';
 
     { provide: 'LRU', useFactory: getLRU, deps: [] },
 
-    Meta,
-
-    globalConfig
+    Meta
 
     // { provide: AUTO_PREBOOT, useValue: false } // turn off auto preboot complete
   ]
diff --git a/src/platform/modules/node.module.ts b/src/platform/modules/node.module.ts
index 073d5c1c66..28d4b3c33e 100755
--- a/src/platform/modules/node.module.ts
+++ b/src/platform/modules/node.module.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { effects } from '../../app/app.effects';
 // see https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/12322
 import { Meta } from '../angular2-meta';
 
-import { globalConfig } from '../../config';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, config } from '../../config';
 
 export function createTranslateLoader(http: Http) {
   return new TranslateStaticLoader(http, './assets/i18n', '.json');
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ export const UNIVERSAL_KEY = 'UNIVERSAL_CACHE';
     effects
   ],
   providers: [
+    { provide: GLOBAL_CONFIG, useValue: config },
+    { provide: 'res', useFactory: getResponse },
     { provide: 'isBrowser', useValue: isBrowser },
     { provide: 'isNode', useValue: isNode },
 
@@ -71,9 +73,8 @@ export const UNIVERSAL_KEY = 'UNIVERSAL_CACHE';
 
     { provide: 'LRU', useFactory: getLRU, deps: [] },
 
-    Meta,
+    Meta
 
-    globalConfig
   ]
 })
 export class MainModule {