diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99b2dff..3abb480 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [5.0.1](https://github.com/ngneat/error-tailor/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2023-12-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* 🐛 resolve anchor on demand ([646db4f](https://github.com/ngneat/error-tailor/commit/646db4f7e14ae7ea5532025b60729bb4d453eb67))
+
 ## [5.0.0](https://github.com/ngneat/error-tailor/compare/v4.1.2...v5.0.0) (2023-11-28)
 
 
diff --git a/projects/ngneat/error-tailor/package.json b/projects/ngneat/error-tailor/package.json
index c7bd234..2e533ef 100644
--- a/projects/ngneat/error-tailor/package.json
+++ b/projects/ngneat/error-tailor/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ngneat/error-tailor",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.1",
   "description": "Seamless form errors for Angular Applications",
   "dependencies": {
     "tslib": "2.5.0"
diff --git a/projects/ngneat/error-tailor/src/lib/control-error.directive.ts b/projects/ngneat/error-tailor/src/lib/control-error.directive.ts
index aba348c..4b278db 100644
--- a/projects/ngneat/error-tailor/src/lib/control-error.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/ngneat/error-tailor/src/lib/control-error.directive.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export class ControlErrorsDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   @Input() controlErrorAnchor: ControlErrorAnchorDirective;
 
   private ref: ComponentRef<ControlErrorComponent>;
-  private anchor: ViewContainerRef;
   private submit$: Observable<Event>;
   private reset$: Observable<Event>;
   private control: AbstractControl;
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ export class ControlErrorsDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     @Optional() private controlErrorAnchorParent: ControlErrorAnchorDirective,
     @Optional() private form: FormActionDirective,
     @Optional() @Self() private ngControl: NgControl,
-    @Optional() @Self() private controlContainer: ControlContainer
+    @Optional() @Self() private controlContainer: ControlContainer,
   ) {
     this.host = elementRef.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
     this.submit$ = this.form ? this.form.submit$ : EMPTY;
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ export class ControlErrorsDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   ngOnInit() {
     this.mergedConfig = this.buildConfig();
 
-    this.anchor = this.resolveAnchor();
     this.control = (this.controlContainer || this.ngControl).control;
     const hasAsyncValidator = !!this.control.asyncValidator;
 
@@ -130,13 +128,13 @@ export class ControlErrorsDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.submit$.pipe(map(() => true)),
       this.reset$.pipe(
         map(() => false),
-        tap(() => this.hideError())
-      )
+        tap(() => this.hideError()),
+      ),
     );
 
     // when submitted, submitFirstThenUponChanges
     const changesOnSubmit$ = submit$.pipe(
-      switchMap((submit) => (submit ? controlChanges$.pipe(startWith(true)) : NEVER))
+      switchMap((submit) => (submit ? controlChanges$.pipe(startWith(true)) : NEVER)),
     );
 
     // on reset, clear ComponentRef and customAnchorDestroyFn
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ export class ControlErrorsDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.ref ??= this.anchor.createComponent<ControlErrorComponent>(this.mergedConfig.controlErrorComponent);
+    this.ref ??= this.resolveAnchor().createComponent<ControlErrorComponent>(this.mergedConfig.controlErrorComponent);
     const instance = this.ref.instance;
 
     if (this.controlErrorsTpl) {
@@ -175,7 +173,7 @@ export class ControlErrorsDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     if (!this.controlErrorAnchor && this.mergedConfig.controlErrorComponentAnchorFn) {
       this.customAnchorDestroyFn = this.mergedConfig.controlErrorComponentAnchorFn(
         this.host,
-        (this.ref.hostView as EmbeddedViewRef<any>).rootNodes[0] as HTMLElement
+        (this.ref.hostView as EmbeddedViewRef<any>).rootNodes[0] as HTMLElement,
       );
     }
   }