diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 750d63beda..89e361821b 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { RouterStateSerializer, StoreRouterConnectingModule } from '@ngrx/router
 import { MetaReducer, StoreModule, USER_PROVIDED_META_REDUCERS } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { ScrollToModule } from '@nicky-lenaers/ngx-scroll-to';
+import { DYNAMIC_MATCHER_PROVIDERS } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
+
 import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 import { appEffects } from './app.effects';
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
     useClass: LogInterceptor,
     multi: true
   },
+  // register the dynamic matcher used by form. MUST be provided by the app module
+  ...DYNAMIC_MATCHER_PROVIDERS,
 ];
 
 const DECLARATIONS = [
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/form.module.ts b/src/app/shared/form/form.module.ts
index 61fc7e3c39..51ebaee1b8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/form.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/form.module.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { DsDynamicLookupRelationExternalSourceTabComponent } from './builder/ds-
 import { SharedModule } from '../shared.module';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { SearchModule } from '../search/search.module';
-import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN, DYNAMIC_MATCHER_PROVIDERS, DynamicFormLayoutService, DynamicFormsCoreModule, DynamicFormService, DynamicFormValidationService } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
+import { DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN, DynamicFormLayoutService, DynamicFormsCoreModule, DynamicFormService, DynamicFormValidationService } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 import { ExistingMetadataListElementComponent } from './builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component';
 import { ExistingRelationListElementComponent } from './builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-relation-list-element/existing-relation-list-element.component';
 import { ExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent } from './builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component';
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ const DIRECTIVES = [
       provide: DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN,
       useValue: dsDynamicFormControlMapFn
     },
-    ...DYNAMIC_MATCHER_PROVIDERS,
     VocabularyTreeviewService,
     DynamicFormLayoutService,
     DynamicFormService,