@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public function boot(): void
         // Track the start time for service providers boot
         self::$bootStart = microtime(true);
 
+        config()->applicationBooted();
+
         $this->app->singleton(Menu::class, function ($app) {
             return new MenuManager();
         });
@@ -207,9 +209,7 @@ public function register(): void
         });
 
         $this->app->extend('config', function ($originalConfig) {
-            $config = new SettingsConfigRepository($originalConfig->all());
-
-            return $config;
+            return new SettingsConfigRepository($originalConfig->all());
         });
     }
 
 
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 class SettingsConfigRepository extends Repository
 {
+    // private bool $hasDatabaseConnection = false;
+
+    private bool $applicationBooted = false;
+
     /**
      * Determine if the given configuration value exists.
      *
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ public function has($key)
             return true;
         }
 
-        return Setting::byKey($key) ? true : false;
+        return $this->getFromSettings($key) ? true : false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ public function get($key, $default = null)
             return Arr::get($this->items, $key);
         }
 
-        $setting = Setting::byKey($key);
+        $setting = $this->getFromSettings($key);
         if ($setting) {
             return $setting->config;
         }
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ public function getMany($keys)
 
             if (Arr::has($this->items, $key)) {
                 $config[$key] = Arr::get($this->items, $key);
-            } elseif ($setting = Setting::byKey($key)) {
+            } elseif ($setting = $this->getFromSettings($key)) {
                 $config[$key] = $setting->config;
             } else {
                 $config[$key] = $default;
@@ -73,4 +77,20 @@ public function getMany($keys)
 
         return $config;
     }
+
+    private function getFromSettings($key)
+    {
+        if (!$this->applicationBooted()) {
+            \Log::info("Attempting to get setting '$key' before application booted");
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return Setting::byKey($key);
+    }
+
+    public function applicationBooted()
+    {
+        return $this->applicationBooted = true;
+    }
 }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         </h5>
         <div class="form-group">
             <div class="custom-control custom-switch">
-                {!! Form::checkbox('email_task_notification', 1, false, ['id' => 'email_task_notification', 'class' => 'custom-control-input', 'v-model' => 'formData.email_task_notification']) !!}
+                {{ html()->checkbox('email_task_notification', 1, false)->id('email_task_notification')->class('custom-control-input')->attribute('v-model', 'formData.email_task_notification') }}
                 <label class="custom-control-label" for="email_task_notification">{{__('Forward notifications to my email address')}}</label>
             </div>
         </div>