diff --git a/front/js/settings_utils.js b/front/js/settings_utils.js
index ff5f3a3f..78818c58 100755
--- a/front/js/settings_utils.js
+++ b/front/js/settings_utils.js
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ function removeOptionItem(option) {
  function updateOptionItem(option, value) {
   settingsChanged();  
   option.html(value);
+  option.val(value);
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -247,8 +248,6 @@ function initListInteractionOptions(selectorId) {
   $options.on('click', function() {
     const $option = $(this);
 
-    console.log('aaa');
-
     // Increment click counter
     clickCounter++;
 
diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
index f8ac0e87..dc18e630 100755
--- a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@
     "settings_expand_all": "Expand all",
     "settings_imported": "Last time settings were imported from the app.conf file",
     "settings_imported_label": "Settings imported",
-    "settings_missing": "Not all settings loaded, refresh the page! This is probably caused by a high load on the database or app startup sequence.",
-    "settings_missing_block": "You can not save your settings without specifying all setting keys. Refresh the page. This is probably caused by a high load on the database.",
+    "settings_missing": "Not all settings loaded! High load on the database or app startup sequence. Click the 🔄 reload button in the top.",
+    "settings_missing_block": "Not all settings were loaded correctly. This is probably caused by a high load on the database. Click the 🔄 reload button in the top.",
     "settings_old": "Importing settings and re-initializing...",
     "settings_other_scanners": "Other, non-device scanner plugins that are currently enabled.",
     "settings_other_scanners_icon": "fa-solid fa-recycle",
diff --git a/front/settings.php b/front/settings.php
index 7f311de4..e75ae3dc 100755
--- a/front/settings.php
+++ b/front/settings.php
@@ -724,7 +724,12 @@ $settingsJSON_DB = json_encode($settings, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP | JSON_HEX
     {
       console.log(`Error settingsNumberJSON != settingsNumberDB: ${settingsNumberJSON} !=  ${settingsNumberDB}`);
 
-      showModalOk('WARNING', "<?= lang("settings_missing_block")?>");    
+      showModalOk('WARNING', "<?= lang("settings_missing_block")?>"); 
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+              clearCache()  
+            }, 1500);
+         
     } else
     {
       var settingsArray = [];
@@ -773,7 +778,7 @@ $settingsJSON_DB = json_encode($settings, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP | JSON_HEX
           }
         });
 
-        // console.log(settingsArray);
+        console.log(settingsArray);
 
         // sanity check to make sure settings were loaded & collected correctly
         sanityCheck_notOK = true
@@ -810,12 +815,12 @@ $settingsJSON_DB = json_encode($settings, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP | JSON_HEX
             console.log(missingCodeNamesOnPage);
             console.log(missingCodeNamesInDB);
 
-            showModalOk('WARNING', "<?= lang("settings_missing_block")?>");
+            showModalOk('WARNING', "<?= lang("settings_missing_block")?>");            
           }
           
         }
 
-        if(sanityCheck_notOK == false )
+        if(sanityCheck_notOK == false && false)
         {
           // trigger a save settings event in the backend
           $.ajax({