diff --git a/projects/angular-mentions/src/lib/mention-list.component.ts b/projects/angular-mentions/src/lib/mention-list.component.ts
index 663d103f..591fdbc7 100644
--- a/projects/angular-mentions/src/lib/mention-list.component.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-mentions/src/lib/mention-list.component.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { getCaretCoordinates } from './caret-coords';
           (mousedown)="activeIndex=i;itemClick.emit();$event.preventDefault()">
           <ng-template [ngTemplateOutlet]="itemTemplate" [ngTemplateOutletContext]="{'item':item}"></ng-template>
         </a>
-      </li>s
+      </li>
     </ul>
   `,
   standalone: false
diff --git a/projects/angular-mentions/src/lib/mention.directive.ts b/projects/angular-mentions/src/lib/mention.directive.ts
index 89ce35a2..4b78b91b 100644
--- a/projects/angular-mentions/src/lib/mention.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-mentions/src/lib/mention.directive.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ComponentFactoryResolver, Directive, ElementRef, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef } from "@angular/core";
+import { Directive, ElementRef, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef } from "@angular/core";
 import { EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, Output, SimpleChanges } from "@angular/core";
 import { getCaretPosition, getValue, insertValue, setCaretPosition } from './mention-utils';
 
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ export class MentionDirective implements OnChanges {
 
   constructor(
     private _element: ElementRef,
-    private _componentResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver,
     private _viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef
   ) { }
 
@@ -357,8 +356,7 @@ export class MentionDirective implements OnChanges {
     this.opened.emit();
 
     if (this.searchList == null) {
-      let componentFactory = this._componentResolver.resolveComponentFactory(MentionListComponent);
-      let componentRef = this._viewContainerRef.createComponent(componentFactory);
+      let componentRef = this._viewContainerRef.createComponent(MentionListComponent);
       this.searchList = componentRef.instance;
       this.searchList.itemTemplate = this.mentionListTemplate;
       componentRef.instance['itemClick'].subscribe(() => {