diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index 84343beb16..6b46c468bf 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ cache = Cache(app)
 Compress(app)
 mail = Mail(app)
 
+if not path.isfile(f'/site_settings.json'):
+	with open('/site_settings.json', 'w', encoding='utf_8') as f:
+		f.write('{"Bots": true, "Fart mode": false, "Read-only mode": false, "Signups": true}')
+
 @app.before_request
 def before_request():
 
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ def before_request():
 
 	ua = g.agent.lower()
 
-	with open('site_settings.json', 'r', encoding='utf_8') as f:
+	with open('/site_settings.json', 'r', encoding='utf_8') as f:
 		app.config['SETTINGS'] = json.load(f)
 
 	if SITE != app.config["SERVER_NAME"]: return {"error":"Unauthorized host provided."}, 401
diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index c6757aa5b0..48626caa07 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ if not SITE_NAME in ['PCM', 'LGBDropTheT']:
 if SITE_NAME == 'Deuxrama': snappy_name = 'rDrama'
 else: snappy_name = SITE_NAME
 
-if path.exists(f'snappy_{snappy_name}.txt'):
+if path.isfile(f'snappy_{snappy_name}.txt'):
 	with open(f'snappy_{snappy_name}.txt', "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
 		SNAPPY_QUOTES += f.read().split("\n{[para]}\n")
 
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 554fe4b4e2..68e4c8826f 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ def admin_git_head():
 def change_settings(v, setting):
 	site_settings = app.config['SETTINGS']
 	site_settings[setting] = not site_settings[setting] 
-	with open("site_settings.json", "w", encoding='utf_8') as f:
+	with open("/site_settings.json", "w", encoding='utf_8') as f:
 		json.dump(site_settings, f)
 
 	if site_settings[setting]: word = 'enable'
diff --git a/site_settings.json b/site_settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ce4adeee72..0000000000
--- a/site_settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"Bots": true, "Fart mode": true, "Read-only mode": false, "Signups": true}
\ No newline at end of file