diff --git a/src/Controller/AppController.php b/src/Controller/AppController.php
index e095561..0b6aaa3 100644
--- a/src/Controller/AppController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/AppController.php
@@ -101,12 +101,15 @@ class AppController extends Controller
 
     public function beforeFilter(EventInterface $event)
     {
+        $this->loadModel('Settings');
+        $this->Settings->loadSettings();
         $this->loadModel('Users');
         $this->Users->checkForNewInstance();
         if ($this->ParamHandler->isRest()) {
             $this->authApiUser();
             $this->Security->setConfig('unlockedActions', [$this->request->getParam('action')]);
         }
+        
         $this->ACL->setPublicInterfaces();
         if (!empty($this->request->getAttribute('identity'))) {
             $user = $this->Users->get($this->request->getAttribute('identity')->getIdentifier(), [
diff --git a/src/Model/Table/SettingsTable.php b/src/Model/Table/SettingsTable.php
index 2eb941c..ad35c05 100644
--- a/src/Model/Table/SettingsTable.php
+++ b/src/Model/Table/SettingsTable.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class SettingsTable extends AppTable
         return $settings;
     }
 
-    private function loadSettings(): void
+    public function loadSettings(): void
     {
         $settings = file_get_contents(CONFIG . 'config.json');
         $settings = json_decode($settings, true);