diff --git a/Dangerfile b/Dangerfile
index 40f01ff9a68..ad4ec258e80 100644
--- a/Dangerfile
+++ b/Dangerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Fail if jasmine specs contain fdescribe or fit
-fail("jasmine fdescribe/fit left in tests") if `grep --include '*.spec.ts' -rP 'fdescribe\(|fit\(' frontend/src/`.length > 1
+fail("jasmine fdescribe/fit left in tests") if `grep --include '*.spec.ts' -rP 'fdescribe\\(|fit\\(' frontend/src/`.length > 1
 
 # Search for modified components not being made OnPush
 git.modified_files
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/components/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.component.spec.ts b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/components/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.component.spec.ts
index 9f6fb6e01b7..0882660b507 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/components/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/components/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -456,5 +456,42 @@ describe('DynamicFormComponent', () => {
 
     dynamicFormService.submit$.and.returnValue(defer(() => Promise.resolve('ok')));
   }));
+
+  // Moving the DynamicForm.form assignment out of the _setupDynamicForm breaks the
+  // expressionProperties execution
+  it('should run expressionProperties', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const [firstField, ...restOfFields] = dynamicFormSettings.fields;
+    const expressionPropertiesSpy = jasmine.createSpy('expressionPropertiesSpy');
+    const firstFieldCopy = {
+      ...firstField,
+      expressionProperties: {
+        'templateOptions.test': expressionPropertiesSpy,
+      }
+    };
+    const dynamicFormSettingsForSubmit = {
+      ...dynamicFormSettings,
+      fields: [
+        firstFieldCopy,
+        ...restOfFields,
+      ]
+    }
+    // @ts-ignore
+    dynamicFormService.getSettingsFromBackend$.and.returnValue(defer(() => Promise.resolve(dynamicFormSettingsForSubmit)));
+    dynamicFormService.submit$.and.returnValue(defer(() => Promise.resolve('ok')));
+
+    // Should not show notifications when showNotifications === false
+    component.showNotifications = false;
+
+    component.resourcePath = '/api/v3/projects/1234/form';
+    component.ngOnChanges({});
+    flush();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    const submitButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button[type=submit]'));
+    submitButton.nativeElement.click();
+
+    flush();
+
+    expect(expressionPropertiesSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  }));
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/components/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/components/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.component.ts
index 1b6f72d74a9..df522f3b5bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/components/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/components/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.component.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class DynamicFormComponent extends UntilDestroyedMixin implements OnChang
   @Input() showValidationErrorsOn:'change'|'blur'|'submit'|'never' = 'submit';
   @Input() handleSubmit = true;
   @Input() helpTextAttributeScope:string|undefined;
-  @Input('dynamicFormGroup') form:FormGroup = new FormGroup({});
+  @Input() dynamicFormGroup:FormGroup;
 
   @Input() set model(payload:IOPFormModel) {
     if (!this.innerModel && !payload) {
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export class DynamicFormComponent extends UntilDestroyedMixin implements OnChang
   noPathToSubmitToError = `DynamicForm needs a resourcePath input in order to be submitted 
   and validated. Please provide one.`;
   innerModel:IOPFormModel;
+  form:FormGroup;
 
   get model() {
     return this.form.value;
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ export class DynamicFormComponent extends UntilDestroyedMixin implements OnChang
     this._setupDynamicForm(dynamicFormSettings);
   }
 
-  private _setupDynamicForm({ fields, model }:IOPDynamicFormSettings) {
+  private _setupDynamicForm({ fields, model, form }:IOPDynamicFormSettings) {
     const scopedFields = fields.map(field => ({
       ...field,
       templateOptions: {
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ export class DynamicFormComponent extends UntilDestroyedMixin implements OnChang
     }));
     this.fields = this.fieldsSettingsPipe ? this.fieldsSettingsPipe(scopedFields) : scopedFields;
     this.innerModel = model;
+    this.form = this.dynamicFormGroup || form;
 
     this._changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/services/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/services/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.service.ts
index 6b192baae36..ba04b92b876 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/services/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/services/dynamic-form/dynamic-form.service.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class DynamicFormService {
     const formSchema = formConfig._embedded?.schema;
     const formPayload = formConfig._embedded?.payload;
     const dynamicForm = {
+      form: new FormGroup({}),
       fields: this._dynamicFieldsService.getConfig(formSchema, formPayload),
       model: this._dynamicFieldsService.getModel(formPayload),
     };
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/typings.d.ts b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/typings.d.ts
index 1fe3c23b6be..ab2caf1faba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/typings.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/dynamic-forms/typings.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { FormGroup } from "@angular/forms";
 export interface IOPDynamicFormSettings {
   fields:IOPFormlyFieldSettings[];
   model:IOPFormModel;
+  form:FormGroup;
 }
 
 export interface IOPFormlyFieldSettings extends FormlyFieldConfig {