diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-routing.module.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-routing.module.ts
index 61cfda0d9e..353e3ee9f2 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page-routing.module.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ const COLLECTION_EDIT_PATH = 'edit';
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
     RouterModule.forChild([
+      {
+        path: COLLECTION_CREATE_PATH,
+        component: CreateCollectionPageComponent,
+        canActivate: [AuthenticatedGuard, CreateCollectionPageGuard]
+      },
       {
         path: ':id',
         resolve: {
@@ -65,11 +70,6 @@ const COLLECTION_EDIT_PATH = 'edit';
           }
         ]
       },
-      {
-        path: COLLECTION_CREATE_PATH,
-        component: CreateCollectionPageComponent,
-        canActivate: [AuthenticatedGuard, CreateCollectionPageGuard]
-      },
     ])
   ],
   providers: [
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
index 35c6f50969..f8199d2aad 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class ComColFormComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> implements OnInit, OnDe
   /**
    * The logo uploader component
    */
-  @ViewChild(UploaderComponent, {static: true}) uploaderComponent: UploaderComponent;
+  @ViewChild(UploaderComponent, {static: false}) uploaderComponent: UploaderComponent;
 
   /**
    * DSpaceObject that the form represents