diff --git a/utils/authors/showAuthors.component.ts b/utils/authors/showAuthors.component.ts
index a400b722..be0553ff 100644
--- a/utils/authors/showAuthors.component.ts
+++ b/utils/authors/showAuthors.component.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ export class ShowAuthorsComponent {
   
   ngOnInit() {}
 
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    if(this.orcidDropdown && typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+      let modal_container = document.getElementById("modal-container");
+      modal_container.childNodes.forEach(c=> {
+        if (c['className'] && c['className'].includes("orcid-dropdown")) {
+          modal_container.removeChild(c);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   public onClick() {
     if (this.modal) {
       this.modal.cancel();