diff --git a/components/buttons/button-radio.directive.ts b/components/buttons/button-radio.directive.ts
index bf7398741d..8db96adb02 100644
--- a/components/buttons/button-radio.directive.ts
+++ b/components/buttons/button-radio.directive.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 
-/*tslint:disable*/
+/* tslint:disable */
 export const RADIO_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR: any = {
     provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
     useExisting: forwardRef(() => ButtonRadioDirective),
     multi: true
 };
-/*tslint:enable*/
+/* tslint:enable */
 
 @Directive({ selector: '[btnRadio]', providers: [RADIO_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR] })
 export class ButtonRadioDirective implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit {
diff --git a/components/utils/components-helper.service.ts b/components/utils/components-helper.service.ts
index 744f8c24b8..3a8a65e41f 100644
--- a/components/utils/components-helper.service.ts
+++ b/components/utils/components-helper.service.ts
@@ -39,14 +39,20 @@ export class ComponentsHelper {
    * @returns {ViewContainerRef} - application root view component ref
    */
   public getRootViewContainerRef():ViewContainerRef {
-    // The only way for now (by @mhevery)
-    // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/6446#issuecomment-173459525
-    const appInstance = this.applicationRef.components[0].instance;
-    if (!appInstance.viewContainerRef) {
-      const appName = this.applicationRef.componentTypes[0].name;
-      throw new Error(`Missing 'viewContainerRef' declaration in ${appName} constructor`);
+    // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9293
+    const comps = this.applicationRef.components;
+
+    if(!comps.length) {
+      throw new Error(`ApplicationRef instance not found`);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      /* one more ugly hack, read issue above for details */
+      const root = (this.applicationRef as any )._rootComponents[0];
+      return root._hostElement.vcRef;
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(`ApplicationRef instance not found`);
     }
-    return appInstance.viewContainerRef;
   }
 
   /**