diff --git a/backend/embed/api_docs/components/SettingObject.json b/backend/embed/api_docs/components/SettingObject.json
index a7c6e055..60aab614 100644
--- a/backend/embed/api_docs/components/SettingObject.json
+++ b/backend/embed/api_docs/components/SettingObject.json
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 	"type": "object",
 	"description": "SettingObject",
 	"additionalProperties": false,
-	"required": [
-		"id",
-		"name",
-		"value"
-	],
+	"required": ["id", "name", "value"],
 	"properties": {
 		"id": {
 			"type": "integer",
@@ -25,6 +21,11 @@
 			"minLength": 2,
 			"maxLength": 100
 		},
+		"description": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"minLength": 0,
+			"maxLength": 100
+		},
 		"value": {
 			"oneOf": [
 				{
@@ -38,8 +39,11 @@
 				},
 				{
 					"type": "integer"
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "string"
 				}
 			]
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/backend/embed/migrations/20201013035318_initial_schema.sql b/backend/embed/migrations/20201013035318_initial_schema.sql
index 74195337..672dea23 100644
--- a/backend/embed/migrations/20201013035318_initial_schema.sql
+++ b/backend/embed/migrations/20201013035318_initial_schema.sql
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `setting`
 	created_on INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
 	modified_on INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
 	name TEXT NOT NULL,
-	description TEXT NOT NULL,
+	description TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT "",
 	value TEXT NOT NULL,
 	UNIQUE (name)
 );
diff --git a/backend/embed/migrations/20201013035839_initial_data.sql b/backend/embed/migrations/20201013035839_initial_data.sql
index 97a7df0c..11fd6ae1 100644
--- a/backend/embed/migrations/20201013035839_initial_data.sql
+++ b/backend/embed/migrations/20201013035839_initial_data.sql
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ INSERT INTO `setting` (
 	strftime('%s', 'now'),
 	strftime('%s', 'now'),
 	"error-reporting",
-	"If enabled, any application errors are reported to Sentry. Sensitive information is not sent. All information sent is also private.",
-	"true"
+	"If enabled, any application errors are reported to Sentry. Sensitive information is not sent.",
+	"true" -- remember this is json
 );
 
 -- Default site
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ INSERT INTO `setting` (
 	strftime('%s', 'now'),
 	"default-site",
 	"What to show users who hit your Nginx server by default",
-	"welcome"
+	'"welcome"' -- remember this is json
 );
 
 -- Default Certificate Authorities
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/setting/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/setting/methods.go
index 02211a03..51b75177 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/setting/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/setting/methods.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"npm/internal/database"
 	"npm/internal/entity"
 	"npm/internal/errors"
+	"npm/internal/logger"
 	"npm/internal/model"
 )
 
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (ListResponse, error)
 	var totalRows int
 	queryErr := countRow.Scan(&totalRows)
 	if queryErr != nil && queryErr != sql.ErrNoRows {
+		logger.Debug("%+v", queryErr)
 		return result, queryErr
 	}
 
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (ListResponse, error)
 	query, params = entity.ListQueryBuilder(exampleModel, tableName, &pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, getFilterMapFunctions(), false)
 	err := db.Select(&items, query, params...)
 	if err != nil {
+		logger.Debug("%+v", err)
 		return result, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/setting/structs.go b/backend/internal/entity/setting/structs.go
index d585e9a1..ba9851bd 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/setting/structs.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/setting/structs.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"npm/internal/model"
 )
 
-// ListResponse is the JSON response for users list
+// ListResponse is the JSON response for settings list
 type ListResponse struct {
 	Total  int            `json:"total"`
 	Offset int            `json:"offset"`