diff --git a/app/lib/utils.py b/app/lib/utils.py
index 9e9b3be..881fddc 100644
--- a/app/lib/utils.py
+++ b/app/lib/utils.py
@@ -282,3 +282,12 @@ def init_saml_auth(req):
     settings['organization']['en-US']['url'] = own_url
     auth = OneLogin_Saml2_Auth(req, settings)
     return auth
+
+
+def display_setting_state(value):
+    if value == 1:
+        return "ON"
+    elif value == 0:
+        return "OFF"
+    else:
+        return "UNKNOWN"
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 505fd62..812fff4 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -1786,7 +1786,6 @@ class Setting(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key = True)
     name = db.Column(db.String(64))
     value = db.Column(db.Text())
-    view = db.Column(db.String(64))
 
     defaults = {
         'maintenance': False,
@@ -1923,20 +1922,14 @@ class Setting(db.Model):
         return list(set(self.get_forward_records_allow_to_edit() + self.get_reverse_records_allow_to_edit()))
 
     def get_forward_records_allow_to_edit(self):
-        records = literal_eval(self.get('forward_records_allow_edit'))
-        return [r for r in records if records[r]]
+        records = self.get('forward_records_allow_edit')
+        f_records = literal_eval(records) if isinstance(records, str) else records
+        return [r for r in f_records if f_records[r]]
 
     def get_reverse_records_allow_to_edit(self):
-        records = literal_eval(self.get('reverse_records_allow_edit'))
-        return [r for r in records if records[r]]
-
-    def get_view(self, view):
-        r = {}
-        settings = Setting.query.filter(Setting.view == view).all()
-        for setting in settings:
-            d = setting.__dict__
-            r[d['name']] = d['value']
-        return r
+        records = self.get('reverse_records_allow_edit')
+        r_records = literal_eval(records) if isinstance(records, str) else records
+        return [r for r in r_records if r_records[r]]
 
 
 class DomainTemplate(db.Model):
diff --git a/app/templates/admin_setting_basic.html b/app/templates/admin_setting_basic.html
index d5bdb84..2b6834d 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin_setting_basic.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin_setting_basic.html
@@ -34,23 +34,22 @@
                         <tbody>
                             {% for setting in settings %}
                             <tr class="odd ">
-                                <td>{{ setting.name }}</td>
-                                {% if setting.value == "True" or setting.value == "False" %}
-                                <td>{{ setting.value }}</td>
-                                {% else %}
-                                <td><input name="value" id="value" value="{{ setting.value }}"></td>
-                                {% endif %}
+                                <td>{{ setting }}</td>
+                                {% if SETTING.get(setting) in [True, False] %}
+                                <td>{{ SETTING.get(setting)|display_setting_state }}</td>
                                 <td width="6%">
-                                    {% if setting.value == "True" or setting.value == "False" %}
-                                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-flat btn-warning setting-toggle-button" id="{{ setting.name }}">
+                                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-flat btn-warning setting-toggle-button" id="{{ setting }}">
                                         Toggle&nbsp;<i class="fa fa-info"></i>
                                     </button>
-                                    {% else %}
-                                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-flat btn-warning setting-save-button" id="{{ setting.name }}">
+                                </td>
+                                {% else %}
+                                <td><input name="value" id="value" value="{{ SETTING.get(setting) }}"></td>
+                                <td width="6%">
+                                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-flat btn-warning setting-save-button" id="{{ setting }}">
                                         Save&nbsp;<i class="fa fa-info"></i>
                                     </button>
-                                    {% endif %}
                                 </td>
+                                {% endif %}
                             </tr>
                             {% endfor %}
                         </tbody>
diff --git a/app/views.py b/app/views.py
index 9a9915e..9c51a23 100644
--- a/app/views.py
+++ b/app/views.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ app.jinja_env.filters['display_record_name'] = utils.display_record_name
 app.jinja_env.filters['display_master_name'] = utils.display_master_name
 app.jinja_env.filters['display_second_to_time'] = utils.display_time
 app.jinja_env.filters['email_to_gravatar_url'] = utils.email_to_gravatar_url
+app.jinja_env.filters['display_setting_state'] = utils.display_setting_state
 
 
 @app.context_processor
@@ -1343,7 +1344,20 @@ def admin_history():
 @operator_role_required
 def admin_setting_basic():
     if request.method == 'GET':
-        settings = Setting.query.filter(Setting.view=='basic').all()
+        settings = ['maintenance',
+                    'fullscreen_layout',
+                    'record_helper',
+                    'login_ldap_first',
+                    'default_record_table_size',
+                    'default_domain_table_size',
+                    'auto_ptr',
+                    'record_quick_edit',
+                    'pretty_ipv6_ptr',
+                    'dnssec_admins_only',
+                    'allow_user_create_domain',
+                    'bg_domain_updates',
+                    'site_name'] 
+
         return render_template('admin_setting_basic.html', settings=settings)
 
 
@@ -1398,8 +1412,11 @@ def admin_setting_pdns():
 @operator_role_required
 def admin_setting_records():
     if request.method == 'GET':
-        f_records = literal_eval(Setting().get('forward_records_allow_edit'))
-        r_records = literal_eval(Setting().get('reverse_records_allow_edit'))
+        _fr = Setting().get('forward_records_allow_edit')
+        _rr = Setting().get('reverse_records_allow_edit')
+        f_records = literal_eval(_fr) if isinstance(_fr, str) else _fr
+        r_records = literal_eval(_rr) if isinstance(_rr, str) else _rr
+
         return render_template('admin_setting_records.html', f_records=f_records, r_records=r_records)
     elif request.method == 'POST':
         fr = {}
diff --git a/migrations/versions/1274ed462010_remove_all_settings_in_the_db.py b/migrations/versions/1274ed462010_remove_all_settings_in_the_db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c3b7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/1274ed462010_remove_all_settings_in_the_db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Change setting.value data type
+
+Revision ID: 31a4ed468b18
+Revises: 4a666113c7bb
+Create Date: 2018-08-21 17:12:30.058782
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '31a4ed468b18'
+down_revision = '4a666113c7bb'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # delete all settings from "setting" table.
+    # PDA should work without initial settings in the DB
+    # Once user change the settings from UI, they will be
+    # written to the DB.
+    op.execute("DELETE FROM setting")
+
+    # drop view column since we don't need it
+    op.drop_column('setting', 'view')
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.add_column('setting', sa.Column('view', sa.String(length=64), nullable=True))