diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
index b1b51596..78f17822 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.config.security;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
@@ -21,7 +13,6 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UsernameNotFoundException;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.user.OAuth2User;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
 import stirling.software.SPDF.config.DatabaseBackupInterface;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.config.security.session.SessionPersistentRegistry;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.controller.api.pipeline.UserServiceInterface;
@@ -32,6 +23,10 @@ import stirling.software.SPDF.model.User;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.repository.AuthorityRepository;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.repository.UserRepository;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
 @Service
 public class UserService implements UserServiceInterface {
 
@@ -221,7 +216,7 @@ public class UserService implements UserServiceInterface {
 
     public void updateUserSettings(String username, Map<String, String> updates)
             throws IOException {
-        Optional<User> userOpt = findByUsernameIgnoreCase(username);
+        Optional<User> userOpt = findByUsernameIgnoreCaseWithSettings(username);
         if (userOpt.isPresent()) {
             User user = userOpt.get();
             Map<String, String> settingsMap = user.getSettings();
@@ -246,6 +241,10 @@ public class UserService implements UserServiceInterface {
         return userRepository.findByUsernameIgnoreCase(username);
     }
 
+    public Optional<User> findByUsernameIgnoreCaseWithSettings(String username) {
+        return userRepository.findByUsernameIgnoreCaseWithSettings(username);
+    }
+
     public Authority findRole(User user) {
         return authorityRepository.findByUserId(user.getId());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/AccountWebController.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/AccountWebController.java
index 57c97e75..739f2600 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/AccountWebController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/AccountWebController.java
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.controller.web;
 
-import java.time.Instant;
-import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
-import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
@@ -18,27 +13,20 @@ import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.user.OAuth2User;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-
-import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
-
-import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.config.security.session.SessionPersistentRegistry;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.model.*;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties.Security.OAUTH2;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.ApplicationProperties.Security.OAUTH2.Client;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.model.Authority;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.model.Role;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.model.SessionEntity;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.model.User;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.provider.GithubProvider;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.provider.GoogleProvider;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.provider.KeycloakProvider;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.repository.UserRepository;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
 @Controller
 @Slf4j
 @Tag(name = "Account Security", description = "Account Security APIs")
@@ -361,7 +349,7 @@ public class AccountWebController {
             if (username != null) {
                 // Fetch user details from the database
                 Optional<User> user =
-                        userRepository.findByUsernameIgnoreCase(
+                        userRepository.findByUsernameIgnoreCaseWithSettings(
                                 username); // Assuming findByUsername method exists
                 if (!user.isPresent()) {
                     return "redirect:/error";
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/User.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/User.java
index bcccbd08..7006712b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/User.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/User.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.model;
 
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -7,21 +9,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import jakarta.persistence.CascadeType;
-import jakarta.persistence.CollectionTable;
-import jakarta.persistence.Column;
-import jakarta.persistence.ElementCollection;
-import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
-import jakarta.persistence.FetchType;
-import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
-import jakarta.persistence.GenerationType;
-import jakarta.persistence.Id;
-import jakarta.persistence.JoinColumn;
-import jakarta.persistence.Lob;
-import jakarta.persistence.MapKeyColumn;
-import jakarta.persistence.OneToMany;
-import jakarta.persistence.Table;
-
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "users")
 public class User implements Serializable {
@@ -57,7 +44,7 @@ public class User implements Serializable {
     @OneToMany(fetch = FetchType.EAGER, cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "user")
     private Set<Authority> authorities = new HashSet<>();
 
-    @ElementCollection(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
+    @ElementCollection
     @MapKeyColumn(name = "setting_key")
     @Lob
     @Column(name = "setting_value", columnDefinition = "CLOB")
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/repository/UserRepository.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/repository/UserRepository.java
index 7a5ccffb..a80b58cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/repository/UserRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/repository/UserRepository.java
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.repository;
 
-import java.util.Optional;
-
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
-
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.User;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 @Repository
 public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> {
     Optional<User> findByUsernameIgnoreCase(String username);
 
+    @Query("FROM User u LEFT JOIN FETCH u.settings where upper(u.username) = upper(:username)")
+    Optional<User> findByUsernameIgnoreCaseWithSettings(String username);
+
     Optional<User> findByUsername(String username);
 
     Optional<User> findByApiKey(String apiKey);