diff --git a/src/Pages/BackupPage.js b/src/Pages/BackupPage.js
index 02b0b6a..d833e57 100644
--- a/src/Pages/BackupPage.js
+++ b/src/Pages/BackupPage.js
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ export default function BackupPage() {
 
 		let validated = {};
 		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(data)) {
-			if (nextData[key] && typeof value == typeof nextData[key]) {
-				if (typeof nextData[key] == "object") {
-					validated[key] = validateValues(value, nextData[key]);
+			const nextDataValue = nextData[key];
+			if ((nextDataValue != null || nextDataValue != undefined) && typeof value == typeof nextDataValue) {
+				if (typeof nextDataValue == "object") {
+					validated[key] = validateValues(value, nextDataValue);
 				} else {
-					validated[key] = nextData[key];
-
+					validated[key] = nextDataValue;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default function BackupPage() {
 	const handleSave = async (values) => {
 		let exportData = {};
 		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(checkValues)) {
-			if (key.match("export_") && value) {
+			if (key.match("export_") && (value != null || value != undefined)) {
 				let skey = key.slice(7, key.length);
 				if (optionState[skey] != undefined || optionState[skey] != null) {
 					exportData[skey] = optionState[skey];
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export default function BackupPage() {
 				// filter by known values
 				let filteredData = {};
 				for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(checkValues)) {
-					if (key.match("import_") && value) {
+					if (key.match("import_") && (value != null || value != undefined)) {
 						let skey = key.slice(7, key.length);
 						if (newData[skey] != undefined || newData[skey] != null) {
 							filteredData[skey] = newData[skey];
diff --git a/src/Services/WebApi.js b/src/Services/WebApi.js
index 41ede45..10af362 100644
--- a/src/Services/WebApi.js
+++ b/src/Services/WebApi.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async function getDisplayOptions() {
 }
 
 async function setDisplayOptions(options, isPreview) {
-	let newOptions = { ...options };
+	let newOptions = sanitizeRequest(options);
 	newOptions.i2cAddress = parseInt(options.i2cAddress);
 	newOptions.buttonLayout = parseInt(options.buttonLayout);
 	newOptions.buttonLayoutRight = parseInt(options.buttonLayoutRight);
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ async function setDisplayOptions(options, isPreview) {
 	newOptions.splashDuration = parseInt(options.splashDuration) * 1000; // seconds to milliseconds
 	newOptions.displaySaverTimeout = parseInt(options.displaySaverTimeout) * 60000; // minutes to milliseconds
 	newOptions.splashChoice = parseInt(options.splashChoice);
-	newOptions.buttonLayoutCustomOptions.params.layout = parseInt(options.buttonLayoutCustomOptions.params.layout);
-	newOptions.buttonLayoutCustomOptions.paramsRight.layout = parseInt(options.buttonLayoutCustomOptions.paramsRight.layout);
-	newOptions.splashImage = '';
+	
+	if (newOptions.buttonLayoutCustomOptions) {
+		newOptions.buttonLayoutCustomOptions.params.layout = parseInt(options.buttonLayoutCustomOptions?.params?.layout);
+		newOptions.buttonLayoutCustomOptions.paramsRight.layout = parseInt(options.buttonLayoutCustomOptions?.paramsRight?.layout);
+	}
+
+	delete newOptions.splashImage;
 	const url = !isPreview ? `${baseUrl}/api/setDisplayOptions` : `${baseUrl}/api/setPreviewDisplayOptions`;
 	return axios.post(url, newOptions)
 		.then((response) => {
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ async function getGamepadOptions() {
 }
 
 async function setGamepadOptions(options) {
-	return axios.post(`${baseUrl}/api/setGamepadOptions`, options)
+	return axios.post(`${baseUrl}/api/setGamepadOptions`, sanitizeRequest(options))
 		.then((response) => {
 			console.log(response.data);
 			return true;
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ async function getLedOptions() {
 }
 
 async function setLedOptions(options) {
-	return axios.post(`${baseUrl}/api/setLedOptions`, options)
+	return axios.post(`${baseUrl}/api/setLedOptions`, sanitizeRequest(options))
 		.then((response) => {
 			console.log(response.data);
 			return true;
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ async function setPinMappings(mappings) {
 	let data = {};
 	Object.keys(mappings).map((button, i) => data[button] = mappings[button].pin);
 
-	return axios.post(`${baseUrl}/api/setPinMappings`, data)
+	return axios.post(`${baseUrl}/api/setPinMappings`, sanitizeRequest(data))
 		.then((response) => {
 			console.log(response.data);
 			return true;
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ async function getAddonsOptions() {
 }
 
 async function setAddonsOptions(options) {
-	return axios.post(`${baseUrl}/api/setAddonsOptions`, options)
+	return axios.post(`${baseUrl}/api/setAddonsOptions`, sanitizeRequest(options))
 		.then((response) => {
 			console.log(response.data);
 			return true;
@@ -181,6 +185,12 @@ async function reboot() {
 		.catch(console.error);
 }
 
+function sanitizeRequest(request) {
+	const newRequest = {...request};
+	delete newRequest.usedPins;
+	return newRequest;
+}
+
 const WebApi = {
 	resetSettings,
 	getDisplayOptions,