diff --git a/src/app/page-internal-server-error/page-internal-server-error.component.ts b/src/app/page-internal-server-error/page-internal-server-error.component.ts
index 2c4e37d30f..b2dc70dbdf 100644
--- a/src/app/page-internal-server-error/page-internal-server-error.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/page-internal-server-error/page-internal-server-error.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { ServerResponseService } from '../core/services/server-response.service';
 import { Component, ChangeDetectionStrategy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { AuthService } from '../core/auth/auth.service';
 
 /**
  * This component representing the `PageNotFound` DSpace page.
@@ -11,23 +10,5 @@ import { AuthService } from '../core/auth/auth.service';
   templateUrl: './page-internal-server-error.component.html',
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default
 })
-export class PageInternalServerErrorComponent implements OnInit {
-
-  /**
-   * Initialize instance variables
-   *
-   * @param {AuthService} authservice
-   * @param {ServerResponseService} responseService
-   */
-  constructor(private authservice: AuthService, private responseService: ServerResponseService) {
-    this.responseService.setNotFound();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Remove redirect url from the state
-   */
-  ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.authservice.clearRedirectUrl();
-  }
-
+export class PageInternalServerErrorComponent {
 }
diff --git a/src/app/root/root.component.ts b/src/app/root/root.component.ts
index 209f17b520..b70573e42b 100644
--- a/src/app/root/root.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/root/root.component.ts
@@ -71,5 +71,9 @@ export class RootComponent implements OnInit {
       .pipe(
         map(([collapsed, mobile]) => collapsed || mobile)
       );
+
+    if (this.router.url === '/500') {
+      this.shouldShowRouteLoader = false;
+    }
   }
 }