From cc454ab51962007c81e69211a9d2e8e1d3c9f68e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vishnu Sreekumaran Nair <200557136@student.georgianc.on.ca>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 16:02:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] update loadSettings logic to prioritize db env values for
 testing

---
 server/service/settingsService.js | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/service/settingsService.js b/server/service/settingsService.js
index 1443755f9..91dd73b38 100755
--- a/server/service/settingsService.js
+++ b/server/service/settingsService.js
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@ class SettingsService {
 
 			// If there are any settings that weren't set by environment variables, use user settings from DB
 			for (const key in envConfig) {
-				if (
-					typeof envConfig?.[key] === "undefined" &&
-					typeof dbSettings?.[key] !== "undefined"
-				) {
+				if (typeof dbSettings?.[key] !== "undefined") {
 					this.settings[key] = dbSettings[key];
-				}
+				}				  
 			}
 
 			await this.appSettings.updateOne({}, { $set: this.settings }, { upsert: true });