diff --git a/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.tsx b/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.tsx
index c1b3ecdfa..c389c6159 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import { BasePage, ConfigBox } from "@/Components/v2/design-elements";
 import { Autocomplete, Select } from "@/Components/v2/inputs";
 import { Stack, useTheme, MenuItem, type SelectChangeEvent } from "@mui/material";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
+import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from "react-redux";
 import DummyChart from "@/Pages/Settings/DummyChart";
+import { useGet } from "@/Hooks/UseApi";
+import { useSettingsForm } from "@/Hooks/useSettingsForm";
+import type { SettingsFormData } from "@/Validation/settings";
 
 import {
 	setTimezone,
@@ -25,6 +31,23 @@ export const SettingsPage = () => {
 	const theme = useTheme();
 	const { t, i18n } = useTranslation();
 	const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+	// Fetch settings data from API
+	const { data: fetchedSettings } = useGet<any>("/settings");
+
+	// Initialize form with schema and defaults
+	const { schema, defaults } = useSettingsForm({ data: fetchedSettings?.settings });
+
+	const form = useForm<SettingsFormData>({
+		resolver: zodResolver(schema),
+		defaultValues: defaults,
+	});
+
+	// Reset form when defaults change
+	useEffect(() => {
+		form.reset(defaults);
+	}, [defaults, form]);
+
 	const {
 		timezone: selectedTimezoneId,
 		mode,
@@ -61,7 +84,7 @@ export const SettingsPage = () => {
 	const languages = Object.keys(i18n.options.resources || {});
 
 	return (
-		<BasePage>
+		<BasePage component="form">
 			<Stack gap={theme.spacing(8)}>
 				<ConfigBox
 					title={t("pages.settings.form.timezone.title")}
diff --git a/client/src/Validation/settings.ts b/client/src/Validation/settings.ts
index 7fb9ddcd8..25390b241 100644
--- a/client/src/Validation/settings.ts
+++ b/client/src/Validation/settings.ts
@@ -1,69 +1,51 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 
-// Helper to normalize empty strings to undefined
-const optionalString = () =>
-	z.preprocess(
-		(val) =>
-			val === "" || val === null || val === undefined ? undefined : String(val).trim(),
-		z.string().optional()
-	);
-
-// Helper for threshold fields
-const thresholdField = (min: number, max: number, unit: string) =>
-	z.preprocess(
-		(val) => (val === "" || val === null || val === undefined ? undefined : val),
-		z.coerce
-			.number()
-			.int()
-			.min(min, `Min ${min}${unit}`)
-			.max(max, `Max ${max}${unit}`)
-			.optional()
-	);
-
 export const settingsSchema = z.object({
 	systemEmailIgnoreTLS: z.boolean(),
 	systemEmailRequireTLS: z.boolean(),
 	systemEmailRejectUnauthorized: z.boolean(),
-	systemEmailConnectionHost: optionalString(),
+	systemEmailConnectionHost: z
+		.string()
+		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? undefined : val.trim()))
+		.optional(),
 	systemEmailSecure: z.boolean().optional(),
 	systemEmailPool: z.boolean().optional(),
 	showURL: z.boolean().optional(),
-	checkTTL: z.coerce
-		.number()
-		.int()
-		.min(1, "Please enter a value")
-		.max(365, "Maximum 365 days"),
-	pagespeedApiKey: optionalString(),
-	systemEmailHost: z.preprocess(
-		(val) =>
-			val === "" || val === null || val === undefined ? undefined : String(val).trim(),
-		z
-			.string()
-			.regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+$/, "Invalid hostname or IP address")
-			.optional()
-	),
-	systemEmailPort: z.preprocess(
-		(val) => (val === "" || val === null || val === undefined ? undefined : val),
-		z.coerce
-			.number()
-			.int()
-			.min(1, "Port must be at least 1")
-			.max(65535, "Port must be at most 65535")
-			.optional()
-	),
-	systemEmailAddress: z.preprocess((val) => {
-		if (val === "" || val === null || val === undefined) return undefined;
-		return String(val).toLowerCase().trim();
-	}, z.string().email("Please enter a valid email address").optional()),
-	systemEmailUser: optionalString(),
-	systemEmailPassword: optionalString(),
-	systemEmailTLSServername: optionalString(),
+	checkTTL: z.number().int().min(1, "Please enter a value").max(365, "Maximum 365 days"),
+	pagespeedApiKey: z
+		.string()
+		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? undefined : val.trim()))
+		.optional(),
+	systemEmailHost: z
+		.string()
+		.regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]*$/, "Invalid hostname or IP address")
+		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? undefined : val.trim()))
+		.optional(),
+	systemEmailPort: z.number().int().min(1).max(65535).optional(),
+	systemEmailAddress: z
+		.string()
+		.email("Please enter a valid email address")
+		.or(z.literal(""))
+		.transform((val) => (val === "" ? undefined : val.toLowerCase().trim()))
+		.optional(),
+	systemEmailUser: z
+		.string()
+		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? undefined : val.trim()))
+		.optional(),
+	systemEmailPassword: z
+		.string()
+		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? undefined : val.trim()))
+		.optional(),
+	systemEmailTLSServername: z
+		.string()
+		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? undefined : val.trim()))
+		.optional(),
 	globalThresholds: z
 		.object({
-			cpu: thresholdField(0, 100, "%"),
-			memory: thresholdField(0, 100, "%"),
-			disk: thresholdField(0, 100, "%"),
-			temperature: thresholdField(0, 150, "°C"),
+			cpu: z.number().int().min(0).max(100).optional(),
+			memory: z.number().int().min(0).max(100).optional(),
+			disk: z.number().int().min(0).max(100).optional(),
+			temperature: z.number().int().min(0).max(150).optional(),
 		})
 		.optional(),
 });