diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73c59c23..0f051c4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "leaflet": "^0.7.7",
     "leaflet-map": "^0.2.1",
     "lodash": "^4.12.0",
-    "ng2-bootstrap": "1.1.16",
+    "ng2-bootstrap": "^1.3.0",
     "ng2-ckeditor": "1.0.7",
     "ng2-smart-table": "^0.3.2",
     "ng2-tree": "^0.0.2-7",
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 77218e19..25441a4d 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { BaImageLoaderService, BaThemePreloader, BaThemeSpinner } from './theme/
 import { layoutPaths } from './theme/theme.constants';
 import { BaThemeConfig } from './theme/theme.config';
 import { BaMenuService } from './theme';
-import {ComponentsHelper } from 'ng2-bootstrap';
 
 import { MENU } from './app.menu';
 /*
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ export class App {
 
     this._menuService.updateMenuByRoutes(<Routes>MENU);
 
-    this._fixModals();
-
     this._loadImages();
 
     this._state.subscribe('menu.isCollapsed', (isCollapsed) => {
@@ -57,26 +54,4 @@ export class App {
     // register some loaders
     BaThemePreloader.registerLoader(this._imageLoader.load(layoutPaths.images.root + 'sky-bg.jpg'));
   }
-
-  private _fixModals(): void {
-    ComponentsHelper.prototype.getRootViewContainerRef = function () {
-      // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9293
-      if (this.root) {
-        return this.root;
-      }
-      var comps = this.applicationRef.components;
-      if (!comps.length) {
-        throw new Error("ApplicationRef instance not found");
-      }
-      try {
-        /* one more ugly hack, read issue above for details */
-        var rootComponent = this.applicationRef._rootComponents[0];
-        this.root = rootComponent._component.viewContainerRef;
-        return this.root;
-      }
-      catch (e) {
-        throw new Error("ApplicationRef instance not found");
-      }
-    };
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/pages/forms/forms.module.ts b/src/app/pages/forms/forms.module.ts
index 40fe484c..0619f5a1 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/forms/forms.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/forms/forms.module.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { NgaModule } from '../../theme/nga.module';
 
 import { routing }       from './forms.routing';
 
-import { RatingModule } from 'ng2-bootstrap/ng2-bootstrap';
+import { RatingModule } from 'ng2-bootstrap';
 import { Forms } from './forms.component';
 import { Inputs } from './components/inputs';
 import { Layouts } from './components/layouts';
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { WithoutLabelsForm } from './components/layouts/components/withoutLabels
     CommonModule,
     AngularFormsModule,
     NgaModule,
-    RatingModule,
+    RatingModule.forRoot(),
     routing
   ],
   declarations: [
diff --git a/src/app/pages/ui/ui.module.ts b/src/app/pages/ui/ui.module.ts
index 83c4619e..5ed69b2b 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/ui/ui.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/ui/ui.module.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { NgaModule } from '../../theme/nga.module';
 
 import { routing }       from './ui.routing';
-import { DropdownModule, ModalModule } from 'ng2-bootstrap/ng2-bootstrap';
+import { DropdownModule, ModalModule } from 'ng2-bootstrap';
 import { Ui } from './ui.component';
 import { Buttons } from './components/buttons/buttons.component';
 import { Grid } from './components/grid/grid.component';
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import { IconsService } from './components/icons/icons.service';
     CommonModule,
     FormsModule,
     NgaModule,
-    DropdownModule,
-    ModalModule,
+    DropdownModule.forRoot(),
+    ModalModule.forRoot(),
     routing
   ],
   declarations: [