diff --git a/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index 90e326a4df..b16930e819 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ import { OrcidQueueService } from './orcid/orcid-queue.service';
 import { OrcidHistoryDataService } from './orcid/orcid-history-data.service';
 import { OrcidQueue } from './orcid/model/orcid-queue.model';
 import { OrcidHistory } from './orcid/model/orcid-history.model';
+import { OrcidAuthService } from './orcid/orcid-auth.service';
 
 /**
  * When not in production, endpoint responses can be mocked for testing purposes
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
   FeedbackDataService,
   ResearcherProfileService,
   ProfileClaimService,
+  OrcidAuthService,
   OrcidQueueService,
   OrcidHistoryDataService,
 ];
diff --git a/src/app/core/orcid/orcid-auth.service.ts b/src/app/core/orcid/orcid-auth.service.ts
index 7b85dccd9c..cf7bc2b259 100644
--- a/src/app/core/orcid/orcid-auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/orcid/orcid-auth.service.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ import { ResearcherProfile } from '../profile/model/researcher-profile.model';
 import { URLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/url-combiner';
 import { NativeWindowRef, NativeWindowService } from '../services/window.service';
 
-@Injectable({
-  providedIn: 'root'
-})
+@Injectable()
 export class OrcidAuthService {
 
   constructor(