diff --git a/src/store/modules/settings.js b/src/store/modules/settings.js
index 06c9ceba..0ecbc9a2 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/settings.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/settings.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import _ from 'lodash'
 
 const settings = {
   state: {
+    activeTab: 'instance',
+    configDisabled: true,
     description: [],
     settings: {},
     updatedSettings: {},
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ const settings = {
         state.updatedSettings = updatedSettings
       }
     },
+    SET_ACTIVE_TAB: (state, tab) => {
+      state.activeTab = tab
+    },
     SET_DESCRIPTION: (state, data) => {
       state.description = data
     },
@@ -45,6 +50,9 @@ const settings = {
       state.settings = newSettings
       state.db = newDbSettings
     },
+    TOGGLE_TABS: (state, status) => {
+      state.configDisabled = status
+    },
     UPDATE_SETTINGS: (state, { group, key, input, value, type }) => {
       const updatedSetting = !state.updatedSettings[group] || (key === 'Pleroma.Emails.Mailer' && input === ':adapter')
         ? { [key]: { [input]: [type, value] }}
@@ -61,11 +69,18 @@ const settings = {
   actions: {
     async FetchSettings({ commit, getters }) {
       commit('SET_LOADING', true)
-      const response = await fetchSettings(getters.authHost, getters.token)
-      const description = await fetchDescription(getters.authHost, getters.token)
-
-      commit('SET_DESCRIPTION', description.data)
-      commit('SET_SETTINGS', response.data.configs)
+      try {
+        const response = await fetchSettings(getters.authHost, getters.token)
+        const description = await fetchDescription(getters.authHost, getters.token)
+        commit('SET_DESCRIPTION', description.data)
+        commit('SET_SETTINGS', response.data.configs)
+      } catch (_e) {
+        commit('TOGGLE_TABS', true)
+        commit('SET_ACTIVE_TAB', 'relays')
+        commit('SET_LOADING', false)
+        return
+      }
+      commit('TOGGLE_TABS', false)
       commit('SET_LOADING', false)
     },
     async RemoveSetting({ commit, getters }, configs) {
@@ -75,6 +90,9 @@ const settings = {
       commit('SET_SETTINGS', response.data.configs)
       commit('REMOVE_SETTING_FROM_UPDATED', { group, key, subkeys: subkeys || [] })
     },
+    SetActiveTab({ commit }, tab) {
+      commit('SET_ACTIVE_TAB', tab)
+    },
     async SubmitChanges({ getters, commit, state }) {
       const updatedData = checkPartialUpdate(state.settings, state.updatedSettings, state.description)
       const configs = Object.keys(updatedData).reduce((acc, group) => {
diff --git a/src/views/settings/index.vue b/src/views/settings/index.vue
index 08a1eb9d..3e0d5b5f 100644
--- a/src/views/settings/index.vue
+++ b/src/views/settings/index.vue
@@ -2,64 +2,64 @@
   <div class="settings-container">
     <h1>{{ $t('settings.settings') }}</h1>
     <el-tabs v-model="activeTab" :tab-position="tabPosition">
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.activityPub')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.activityPub')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <activity-pub/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.auth')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.auth')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <authentication/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.autoLinker')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.autoLinker')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <auto-linker/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.esshd')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.esshd')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <esshd/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.captcha')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.captcha')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <captcha/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.frontend')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.frontend')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <frontend/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.gopher')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.gopher')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <gopher/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.http')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.http')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <http/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.instance')" name="instance">
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.instance')" :disabled="confidDisabled" name="instance">
         <instance/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.jobQueue')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.jobQueue')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <job-queue/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.logger')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.logger')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <logger/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.mailer')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.mailer')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <mailer/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.mediaProxy')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.mediaProxy')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <media-proxy/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.metadata')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.metadata')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <metadata/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.mrf')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.mrf')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <mrf/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.rateLimiters')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.rateLimiters')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <rate-limiters/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.relays')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.relays')" lazy name="relays">
         <relays/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.webPush')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.webPush')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <web-push/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.upload')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.upload')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <upload/>
       </el-tab-pane>
-      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.other')" lazy>
+      <el-tab-pane :label="$t('settings.other')" :disabled="confidDisabled" lazy>
         <other/>
       </el-tab-pane>
     </el-tabs>
@@ -113,12 +113,18 @@ export default {
     Upload,
     WebPush
   },
-  data() {
-    return {
-      activeTab: 'instance'
-    }
-  },
   computed: {
+    activeTab: {
+      get() {
+        return this.$store.state.settings.activeTab
+      },
+      set(tab) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('SetActiveTab', tab)
+      }
+    },
+    confidDisabled() {
+      return this.$store.state.settings.configDisabled
+    },
     isMobile() {
       return this.$store.state.app.device === 'mobile'
     },