diff --git a/pages/api/users/update.js b/pages/api/users/update.js
index 3f0e1c5f..5c73e697 100644
--- a/pages/api/users/update.js
+++ b/pages/api/users/update.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as Environment from "~/node_common/environment";
 import * as Data from "~/node_common/data";
 import * as Utilities from "~/node_common/utilities";
-import * as Serializers from "~/node_common/serializers";
 import * as Validations from "~/common/validations";
 import * as Social from "~/node_common/social";
 import * as ViewerManager from "~/node_common/managers/viewer";
@@ -38,6 +37,10 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
       }
     }
 
+    if (updates.settings) {
+      updates.settings = { ...user.settings, ...updates.settings };
+    }
+
     if (updates.email && updates.email !== user.email) {
       if (!Validations.email(updates.email)) {
         return res.status(400).send({
@@ -108,10 +111,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     try {
-      const configResponse = await b.buckets.setDefaultArchiveConfig(
-        b.bucketKey,
-        req.body.data.config
-      );
+      await b.buckets.setDefaultArchiveConfig(b.bucketKey, req.body.data.config);
     } catch (e) {
       Logging.error(e);
       Social.sendTextileSlackMessage({
diff --git a/scripts/adjust.js b/scripts/adjust.js
index 6b2b293e..56e76b7d 100644
--- a/scripts/adjust.js
+++ b/scripts/adjust.js
@@ -42,7 +42,18 @@ const addSlateCoverImage = db.schema.table("slates", function (table) {
   table.jsonb("coverImage").nullable();
 });
 
-Promise.all([addSlateCoverImage]);
+const addSettingsColumnToUsersTable = db.schema
+  .table("users", (table) => {
+    table.jsonb("settings").defaultTo("{}");
+  })
+  .then(() =>
+    db("users").update(
+      "settings",
+      db.raw("jsonb_build_object('filecoin', users.data -> 'settings' )")
+    )
+  );
+
+Promise.all([addSettingsColumnToUsersTable]);
 
 Logging.log(`FINISHED: adjust.js`);
 Logging.log(`          CTRL +C to return to terminal.`);