diff --git a/projects/common/element-components/directives/input-background-color.directive.ts b/projects/common/element-components/directives/input-background-color.directive.ts
index eef0061c233bf7110ceab4c9af952f479ea5adc6..7bf48d945313945fac076a51b2f176517b990664 100644
--- a/projects/common/element-components/directives/input-background-color.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/common/element-components/directives/input-background-color.directive.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import {
+  AfterViewInit,
   Directive, ElementRef, Input, OnChanges
 } from '@angular/core';
 
 @Directive({
   selector: '[appInputBackgroundColor]'
 })
-export class InputBackgroundColorDirective implements OnChanges {
+export class InputBackgroundColorDirective implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
   @Input() backgroundColor!: string;
+  private targetElements!: HTMLElement[];
 
   constructor(private elementRef: ElementRef) { }
 
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    this.targetElements = this.elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('div.mat-form-field-outline')?.children;
     this.setBackgroundColor();
   }
 
@@ -19,11 +22,10 @@ export class InputBackgroundColorDirective implements OnChanges {
   }
 
   private setBackgroundColor(): void {
-    const targetElements = this.elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('div.mat-form-field-outline')?.children;
     // This fails, when component is not set up yet, therefore the extra check
-    if (targetElements) {
-      for (const child of targetElements) {
-        child.style.setProperty('background-color', this.backgroundColor);
+    if (this.targetElements) {
+      for (const element of this.targetElements) {
+        element.style.setProperty('background-color', this.backgroundColor);
       }
     }
   }