diff --git a/front/settings.php b/front/settings.php
index 50547f9d..39045e99 100755
--- a/front/settings.php
+++ b/front/settings.php
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ $settingsJSON_DB = json_encode($settings, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP | JSON_HEX
 
 <script>
   
-
-
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------  
   // Get plugin and settings data from API endpoints
   function getData(){
@@ -210,7 +208,38 @@ $settingsJSON_DB = json_encode($settings, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP | JSON_HEX
                 return 0;
             });
 
-            initSettingsPage(settingsData, pluginsData, generateDropdownOptions);
+            exception_occurred = false;
+
+            // check if cache needs to be refreshed
+            // the getSetting method returns an empty string even if a setting is not found
+            // however, __metadata needs to be always a JSON object
+            // let's use that to verify settings were initialized correctly
+            settingsData.forEach((set) => {
+
+              codeName = set['Code_Name']
+
+              try {                
+                const isMetadata = codeName.includes('__metadata');
+                // is this isn't a metadata entry, get corresponding metadata object from the dummy setting
+                const setObj = isMetadata ? {} : JSON.parse(getSetting(`${codeName}__metadata`));
+                
+              } catch (error) {
+                console.error(`Error getting setting for ${codeName}:`, error);
+                showModalOk('WARNING', "Outdated cache - refreshing (refresh browser cache if needed)");  
+
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                  clearCache()
+                }, 3000);
+
+                exception_occurred = true;                
+              }
+            });
+  
+            // only proceed if everything was loaded correctly
+            if(!exception_occurred)
+            {
+              initSettingsPage(settingsData, pluginsData, generateDropdownOptions);
+            }
           })
         }        
     })
@@ -228,7 +257,6 @@ $settingsJSON_DB = json_encode($settings, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP | JSON_HEX
     const enabledPublishers     = getPluginsByType(pluginsData, "publisher", true);
 
 
-
     // Loop through the settingsArray and:
     //    - collect unique settingPluginPrefixes
     //    - collect enabled plugins
diff --git a/front/userNotifications.php b/front/userNotifications.php
index 89b5e819..c9e1f3c1 100755
--- a/front/userNotifications.php
+++ b/front/userNotifications.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ require 'php/templates/header.php';
         { "width": "15%", "targets": [0] }, // Set width of the first four columns to 10%
         { "width": "5%", "targets": [1,3] }, // Set width of the first four columns to 10%
         { "width": "50%", "targets": [2] }, // Set width of the first four columns to 10%
-        { "width": "5%", "targets": 4 }, // Set width of the "Content" column to 60%
+        { "width": "5%", "targets": [4,5] }, // Set width of the "Content" column to 60%
         
       ],
       "order": [[0, "desc"]]
diff --git a/server/initialise.py b/server/initialise.py
index 7e7cdc22..9667109f 100755
--- a/server/initialise.py
+++ b/server/initialise.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def importConfigs (db, all_plugins):
     # ccd(key, default, config_dir, name, inputtype, options, group, events=[], desc = "", regex = "", setJsonMetadata = {}, overrideTemplate = {})
     
     conf.LOADED_PLUGINS = ccd('LOADED_PLUGINS', [] , c_d, 'Loaded plugins', 'text.multiselect', '', 'General')
+    # conf.TEST_TEST2 = ccd('TEST_TEST2', [] , c_d, 'TEST_TEST2', 'text.multiselect', '', 'General')
     conf.SCAN_SUBNETS = ccd('SCAN_SUBNETS', ['192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth1', '192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth0'] , c_d, 'Subnets to scan', 'subnets', '', 'General')    
     conf.LOG_LEVEL = ccd('LOG_LEVEL', 'verbose' , c_d, 'Log verboseness', 'text.select', "['none', 'minimal', 'verbose', 'debug']", 'General')
     conf.TIMEZONE = ccd('TIMEZONE', 'Europe/Berlin' , c_d, 'Time zone', 'text', '', 'General')