diff --git a/web/source/settings-panel/components/form-fields.jsx b/web/source/settings-panel/components/form-fields.jsx
index 0ecaa2dc4..cb402c3b2 100644
--- a/web/source/settings-panel/components/form-fields.jsx
+++ b/web/source/settings-panel/components/form-fields.jsx
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			let label = <label htmlFor={id}>{name}</label>;
 			return (
 				<div className={`form-field ${type}`}>
-					{defaultLabel ? label : null}
-					{field}
+					{defaultLabel ? label : null}	{field}
 					{children}
 				</div>
 			);
diff --git a/web/source/settings-panel/lib/api/user.js b/web/source/settings-panel/lib/api/user.js
index a2967c449..18b54bd73 100644
--- a/web/source/settings-panel/lib/api/user.js
+++ b/web/source/settings-panel/lib/api/user.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const Promise = require("bluebird");
-const d = require("dotty");
 
 const user = require("../../redux/reducers/user").actions;
 
diff --git a/web/source/settings-panel/redux/reducers/user.js b/web/source/settings-panel/redux/reducers/user.js
index 673ed33d9..5db312d34 100644
--- a/web/source/settings-panel/redux/reducers/user.js
+++ b/web/source/settings-panel/redux/reducers/user.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ module.exports = createSlice({
 	},
 	reducers: {
 		setAccount: (state, {payload}) => {
+			if (payload.source != undefined && payload.source.language != undefined) {
+				payload.source.language = payload.source.language.toUpperCase();
+			}
 			state.profile = payload;
 			// /user/settings only needs a copy of the 'source' obj
 			state.settings = {
diff --git a/web/source/settings-panel/user/settings.js b/web/source/settings-panel/user/settings.js
index 47d1a41d7..80cd9e8b9 100644
--- a/web/source/settings-panel/user/settings.js
+++ b/web/source/settings-panel/user/settings.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const Submit = require("../components/submit");
 const {
 	Checkbox,
 	Select,
-} = require("../components/form-fields").formFields(user.setProfileVal, (state) => state.user.profile);
+} = require("../components/form-fields").formFields(user.setSettingsVal, (state) => state.user.settings);
 
 module.exports = function UserSettings() {
 	const dispatch = Redux.useDispatch();
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ module.exports = function UserSettings() {
 		<>
 			<div className="user-settings">
 				<h1>Post settings</h1>
-				<Select id="language" name="Default post language" options={
+				<Select id="source.language" name="Default post language" options={
 					<Languages/>
 				}>
 				</Select>
-				<Select id="privacy" name="Default post privacy" options={
+				<Select id="source.privacy" name="Default post privacy" options={
 					<>
 						<option value="private">Private / followers-only</option>
 						<option value="unlisted">Unlisted</option>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = function UserSettings() {
 				}>
 					<a href="https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/user_guide/posts/#privacy-settings" target="_blank" className="moreinfolink" rel="noreferrer">Learn more about post privacy settings (opens in a new tab)</a>
 				</Select>
-				<Select id="format" name="Default post format" options={
+				<Select id="source.format" name="Default post format" options={
 					<>
 						<option value="plain">Plain (default)</option>
 						<option value="markdown">Markdown</option>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ module.exports = function UserSettings() {
 					<a href="https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/user_guide/posts/#input-types" target="_blank" className="moreinfolink" rel="noreferrer">Learn more about post format settings (opens in a new tab)</a>
 				</Select>
 				<Checkbox
-					id="sensitive"
+					id="source.sensitive"
 					name="Mark my posts as sensitive by default"
 				/>