diff --git a/claims/directLinking/directLinking.component.html b/claims/directLinking/directLinking.component.html
index f34e2c57..ea196bf3 100644
--- a/claims/directLinking/directLinking.component.html
+++ b/claims/directLinking/directLinking.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<loading *ngIf="validInput === null" [full]="true" class="uk-position-center"></loading>
 <linking-generic *ngIf="validInput" [localStoragePrefix]="localStoragePrefix" [results]="results" [sources]="sources"
                  [communityId]="communityId" [inlineEntity]="inlineEntity"  [showOptions]="showOptions"
                  pageTitle="Direct Linking" [claimsProperties]="claimsProperties">
diff --git a/claims/directLinking/directLinking.module.ts b/claims/directLinking/directLinking.module.ts
index 9505f79d..5d53bb6b 100644
--- a/claims/directLinking/directLinking.module.ts
+++ b/claims/directLinking/directLinking.module.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import {SearchResearchResultsServiceModule} from '../../services/searchResearchR
 import {Schema2jsonldModule} from '../../sharedComponents/schema2jsonld/schema2jsonld.module';
 import { SEOServiceModule } from '../../sharedComponents/SEO/SEOService.module';
 import {LinkingGenericModule} from '../linking/linkingGeneric.module';
+import {LoadingModule} from "../../utils/loading/loading.module";
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
     SharedModule,
     EntitySearchServiceModule, SearchResearchResultsServiceModule,
-    Schema2jsonldModule, SEOServiceModule, LinkingGenericModule
+    Schema2jsonldModule, SEOServiceModule, LinkingGenericModule, LoadingModule
   ],
   providers:[],
   declarations: [
diff --git a/dashboard/sharedComponents/sidebar/sideBar.component.html b/dashboard/sharedComponents/sidebar/sideBar.component.html
index 4d92e286..65ee64a3 100644
--- a/dashboard/sharedComponents/sidebar/sideBar.component.html
+++ b/dashboard/sharedComponents/sidebar/sideBar.component.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
           <a [routerLink]="getItemRoute(item)" [title]="item.title" (click)="item.items.length === 0?closeOffcanvas():null"
              [queryParams]="item.route?item.params:null" [queryParamsHandling]="item.route?queryParamsHandling:null" class="uk-flex uk-flex-middle">
             <div *ngIf="item.icon && (item.icon.svg || item.icon.name)" class="uk-width-auto">
-              <icon class="menu-icon" [customClass]="item.icon.class" [name]="item.icon.name" ratio="0.9" [svg]="item.icon.svg" [flex]="true"></icon>
+              <icon class="menu-icon" [customClass]="item.icon.class" [name]="item.icon.name" [ratio]="item.icon.svg?1:0.9" [svg]="item.icon.svg" [flex]="true"></icon>
             </div>
             <span [class.hide-on-close]="item.icon" class="uk-width-expand@l uk-text-truncate uk-margin-small-left">{{item.title}}</span>
             <span *ngIf="item.items.length > 0" class="uk-nav-parent-icon hide-on-close"></span>