diff --git a/front/php/server/util.php b/front/php/server/util.php
index 719ee09b..81279686 100755
--- a/front/php/server/util.php
+++ b/front/php/server/util.php
@@ -145,87 +145,86 @@ function saveSettings()
 
   // chmod($fullConfPath, 0755);
 
-  if(file_exists( $fullConfPath) == 1)
-  {
-    // create a backup copy    
-    if (!copy($fullConfPath, $new_location))
-    {      
-      echo "Failed to copy file ".$fullConfPath." to ".$new_location." <br/> Check your permissions to allow read/write access to the /config folder.";
-    }
-    {
-      echo "Backup of original pialert.conf created: <code>".$new_name."</code><br/>";
-
-      // generate a clean pialert.conf file
-      $groups = [];
-
-      $txt = $txt."#-----------------AUTOGENERATED FILE-----------------#\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#         Generated:  ".$timestamp."            #\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#   Config file for the LAN intruder detection app:  #\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#      https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert          #\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#-----------------AUTOGENERATED FILE-----------------#\n";
-
-      // collect all groups
-      foreach ($SETTINGS as $setting) { 
-        if( in_array($setting[0] , $groups) == false) {
-          array_push($groups ,$setting[0]);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // go thru the groups and prepare settings to write to file
-      foreach($groups as $group)
-      {
-        $txt = $txt."\n\n# ".$group;
-        $txt = $txt."\n#---------------------------\n" ;
-        foreach($SETTINGS as $setting)
-        {
-          if($group == $setting[0])
-          {            
-            if($setting[3] == 'text' or $setting[3] == 'password' or $setting[3] == 'readonly' or $setting[3] == 'selecttext')
-            {
-              $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."='".$setting[2]."'\n" ; 
-            } elseif($setting[3] == 'integer' or $setting[3] == 'selectinteger')
-            {
-              $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$setting[2]."\n" ; 
-            } elseif($setting[3] == 'boolean')
-            {
-              $val = "False";
-              if($setting[2] == 'true')
-              {
-                $val = "True";
-              }
-              $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$val."\n" ; 
-            }elseif($setting[3] == 'multiselect' or $setting[3] == 'subnets')
-            {
-              $temp = '[';
-              foreach($setting[2] as $val)
-              {
-                $temp = $temp."'". $val."',";
-              }
-              $temp = substr_replace($temp, "", -1).']';  // close brackets and remove last comma ','
-              $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$temp."\n" ; 
-            }            
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      $txt = $txt."\n\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#-------------------IMPORTANT INFO-------------------#\n";
-      $txt = $txt."#   This file is ingested by a python script, so if  #\n";      
-      $txt = $txt."#        modified it needs to use python syntax      #\n";      
-      $txt = $txt."#-------------------IMPORTANT INFO-------------------#\n";
-
-      // open new file and write the new configuration      
-      $newConfig = fopen($basePath."pialert.conf", "w") or die("Unable to open file!");
-      fwrite($newConfig, $txt);
-      fclose($newConfig);
-
-    }
-  } else {
-    echo 'File "'.$fullConfPath.'" not found or missing read permissions.';
+  if(file_exists( $fullConfPath) != 1)
+  {    
+      echo 'File "'.$fullConfPath.'" not found or missing read permissions. Creating a new <code>pialert.conf</code> file.';
   }
+  // create a backup copy    
+  elseif (!copy($fullConfPath, $new_location))
+  {      
+    echo "Failed to copy file ".$fullConfPath." to ".$new_location." <br/> Check your permissions to allow read/write access to the /config folder.";
+  }
+  
+       
+  // generate a clean pialert.conf file
+  $groups = [];
+
+  $txt = $txt."#-----------------AUTOGENERATED FILE-----------------#\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#         Generated:  ".$timestamp."            #\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#   Config file for the LAN intruder detection app:  #\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#      https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert          #\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#-----------------AUTOGENERATED FILE-----------------#\n";
+
+  // collect all groups
+  foreach ($SETTINGS as $setting) { 
+    if( in_array($setting[0] , $groups) == false) {
+      array_push($groups ,$setting[0]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // go thru the groups and prepare settings to write to file
+  foreach($groups as $group)
+  {
+    $txt = $txt."\n\n# ".$group;
+    $txt = $txt."\n#---------------------------\n" ;
+    foreach($SETTINGS as $setting)
+    {
+      if($group == $setting[0])
+      {            
+        if($setting[3] == 'text' or $setting[3] == 'password' or $setting[3] == 'readonly' or $setting[3] == 'selecttext')
+        {
+          $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."='".$setting[2]."'\n" ; 
+        } elseif($setting[3] == 'integer' or $setting[3] == 'selectinteger')
+        {
+          $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$setting[2]."\n" ; 
+        } elseif($setting[3] == 'boolean')
+        {
+          $val = "False";
+          if($setting[2] == 'true')
+          {
+            $val = "True";
+          }
+          $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$val."\n" ; 
+        }elseif($setting[3] == 'multiselect' or $setting[3] == 'subnets')
+        {
+          $temp = '[';
+          foreach($setting[2] as $val)
+          {
+            $temp = $temp."'". $val."',";
+          }
+          $temp = substr_replace($temp, "", -1).']';  // close brackets and remove last comma ','
+          $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$temp."\n" ; 
+        }            
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  $txt = $txt."\n\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#-------------------IMPORTANT INFO-------------------#\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#   This file is ingested by a python script, so if  #\n";      
+  $txt = $txt."#        modified it needs to use python syntax      #\n";      
+  $txt = $txt."#-------------------IMPORTANT INFO-------------------#\n";
+
+  // open new file and write the new configuration      
+  $newConfig = fopen($basePath."pialert.conf", "w") or die("Unable to open file!");
+  fwrite($newConfig, $txt);
+  fclose($newConfig);
+
+  echo "<br/>Settings saved to the <code>pialert.conf</code> file. Backup of pialert.conf created: <code>".$new_name."</code>.
+  <br/><b>Restart the container for the chanegs to take effect.</b>";
 
 }
 
@@ -312,7 +311,4 @@ function setCache($key, $value) {
 }
 
 
-
-
-
 ?>
diff --git a/front/settings.php b/front/settings.php
index ac4e549f..02961dd8 100644
--- a/front/settings.php
+++ b/front/settings.php
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ $db->close();
       success: function(data, textStatus) {
           // $("#result").html(data);    
           console.log(data);
-          showModalDefault ('Result', data + "<br/><b>Restart the container for the chanegs to take effect.</b>");
+          showModalDefault ('Result', data );
       }
     })
   }