diff --git a/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index 026c87be9d..2c9a24cb80 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ import { RootDataService } from './data/root-data.service';
 import { Root } from './data/root.model';
 import { SearchConfig } from './shared/search/search-filters/search-config.model';
 import { SequenceService } from './shared/sequence.service';
+import { GroupDataService } from './eperson/group-data.service';
 
 /**
  * When not in production, endpoint responses can be mocked for testing purposes
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
   VocabularyService,
   VocabularyTreeviewService,
   SequenceService,
+  GroupDataService
 ];
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/group-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/group-data.service.ts
index 5b8f474d1a..9b20650725 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/group-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/group-data.service.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ const editGroupSelector = createSelector(groupRegistryStateSelector, (groupRegis
 /**
  * Provides methods to retrieve eperson group resources from the REST API & Group related CRUD actions.
  */
-@Injectable({
-  providedIn: 'root'
-})
+@Injectable()
 @dataService(GROUP)
 export class GroupDataService extends DataService<Group> {
   protected linkPath = 'groups';