diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index 33078f7c5..7eeb9bb5c 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
+import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';
 
 const routes: Routes = [
     {
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ const routes: Routes = [
     },
     {
         path: 'settings',
-        loadChildren: () =>
-            import('./settings/settings.module').then((m) => m.SettingsModule),
+        loadComponent: () =>
+            import('./settings/settings.component').then(
+                (c) => c.SettingsComponent
+            ),
     },
     {
         path: '**',
diff --git a/src/app/services/settings.service.ts b/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
index 66e12d112..deabf65d7 100644
--- a/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ export class SettingsService {
      * Returns the version of the released app
      */
     getAppVersion() {
-        return this.http.get<string>(PACKAGE_JSON_URL).pipe(
-            map((response) => response['version']),
+        return this.http.get<{ version: string }>(PACKAGE_JSON_URL).pipe(
+            map((response) => response.version),
             catchError((err) => {
                 console.error(err);
                 throw new Error(err);
diff --git a/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts b/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
index e95e87909..93ca6d0cd 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import {
     UntypedFormArray,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import { EPG_FORCE_FETCH } from '../../../shared/ipc-commands';
 import { DataService } from '../services/data.service';
 import { EpgService } from '../services/epg.service';
 import { STORE_KEY } from '../shared/enums/store-keys.enum';
+import { SharedModule } from '../shared/shared.module';
 import { selectIsEpgAvailable } from '../state/selectors';
 import { SettingsService } from './../services/settings.service';
 import { Language } from './language.enum';
@@ -22,9 +24,10 @@ import { Settings, VideoPlayer } from './settings.interface';
 import { Theme } from './theme.enum';
 
 @Component({
-    selector: 'app-settings',
     templateUrl: './settings.component.html',
     styleUrls: ['./settings.component.scss'],
+    standalone: true,
+    imports: [CommonModule, SharedModule],
 })
 export class SettingsComponent implements OnInit {
     /** List with available languages as enum */
@@ -149,9 +152,10 @@ export class SettingsComponent implements OnInit {
      * settings UI
      */
     checkAppVersion(): void {
-        this.settingsService.getAppVersion().subscribe((version) => {
-            this.showVersionInformation(version);
-        });
+        this.settingsService
+            .getAppVersion()
+            .pipe(take(1))
+            .subscribe((version) => this.showVersionInformation(version));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/app/settings/settings.module.ts b/src/app/settings/settings.module.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 98afb58c8..000000000
--- a/src/app/settings/settings.module.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { SettingsComponent } from './settings.component';
-import { SettingsRoutingModule } from './settings.routing';
-import { SharedModule } from '../shared/shared.module';
-
-@NgModule({
-    imports: [CommonModule, SettingsRoutingModule, SharedModule],
-    declarations: [SettingsComponent],
-})
-export class SettingsModule {}
diff --git a/src/app/settings/settings.routing.ts b/src/app/settings/settings.routing.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ae98bd51..000000000
--- a/src/app/settings/settings.routing.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
-import { SettingsComponent } from './settings.component';
-
-const routes: Routes = [
-    {
-        path: '',
-        component: SettingsComponent,
-    },
-];
-
-@NgModule({
-    imports: [RouterModule.forChild(routes)],
-    exports: [RouterModule],
-})
-export class SettingsRoutingModule {}