diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5061868cf..5b21b7455 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ venv/
 .vscode/
 .sass-cache/
 flask_session/
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+site_settings.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index e84393345..da7c2681f 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ app.config['MAIL_USE_TLS'] = True
 app.config['MAIL_USERNAME'] = environ.get("MAIL_USERNAME", "").strip()
 app.config['MAIL_PASSWORD'] = environ.get("MAIL_PASSWORD", "").strip()
 app.config['DESCRIPTION'] = environ.get("DESCRIPTION", "rdrama.net caters to drama in all forms such as: Real life, videos, photos, gossip, rumors, news sites, Reddit, and Beyond™. There isn't drama we won't touch, and we want it all!").strip()
+app.config['SETTINGS'] = {}
 
 r=redis.Redis(host=environ.get("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost"), decode_responses=True, ssl_cert_reqs=None)
 
@@ -81,9 +82,6 @@ cache = Cache(app)
 Compress(app)
 mail = Mail(app)
 
-if not cache.get(f'{app.config["SERVER_NAME"]}_settings'):
-	cache.set(f'{app.config["SERVER_NAME"]}_settings', {"Bots": True, "Fart mode": False, "Read-only mode": False, "Signups": True}) 
-
 @app.before_request
 def before_request():
 
@@ -92,7 +90,8 @@ def before_request():
 
 	ua = g.agent.lower()
 
-	app.config['SETTINGS'] = cache.get(f'{app.config["SERVER_NAME"]}_settings')
+	with open('site_settings.json', 'r') as f:
+		app.config['SETTINGS'] = json.load(f)
 
 	if request.host != app.config["SERVER_NAME"]: return {"error":"Unauthorized host provided."}, 401
 	if request.headers.get("CF-Worker"): return {"error":"Cloudflare workers are not allowed to access this website."}, 401
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 9a4466a84..ac55c4577 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -506,8 +506,9 @@ def admin_git_head():
 @admin_level_required(3)
 def change_settings(v, setting):
 	site_settings = app.config['SETTINGS']
-	site_settings[setting] = not site_settings[setting]
-	cache.set(f'{SITE}_settings', site_settings) 
+	site_settings[setting] = not site_settings[setting] 
+	with open("site_settings.json", "w") as f:
+		json.dump(site_settings, f)
 
 	if site_settings[setting]: word = 'enable'
 	else: word = 'disable'