diff --git a/src/app/modules/settings/settings.provider.ts b/src/app/modules/settings/settings.provider.ts
index f6a47831..997e85a1 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/settings/settings.provider.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/settings/settings.provider.ts
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
    * Order of the setting categories
    */
   categoriesOrder: string[];
-  /**
-   * Is provider initialized
-   */
-  initialized = false;
   /**
    * Settings actions observable
    */
@@ -213,9 +209,9 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
    * Add an Setting to the Cache if not exist and set undefined value to defaultValue
    * @param setting Setting with categories, defautlValue, name, input type and valid values
    */
-  private async addSetting(setting: SCSetting): Promise<void> {
+  private addSetting(setting: SCSetting): void {
     if (!this.categoryExists(setting.categories[0])) {
-      await this.provideCategory(setting.categories[0]);
+      this.provideCategory(setting.categories[0]);
     }
     if (!this.settingExists(setting.categories[0], setting.name)) {
       if (setting.value === undefined) {
@@ -245,54 +241,11 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
     return settingValuesContainer;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Initializes settings from config and stored values if exist
-   */
-  private async initSettings(): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      const settings: SCSetting[] = (await this.configProvider.getValue('settings')) as SCSetting[];
-      settings.forEach((setting) => this.addSetting(setting));
-
-      for (const category of Object.keys(this.settingsCache)) {
-        if (!this.categoriesOrder.includes(category)) {
-          this.categoriesOrder.push(category);
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      this.settingsCache = {};
-    }
-
-    if (await this.storage.has(STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES)) {
-      // get setting values from StorageProvider into settingsCache
-      const valuesContainer: SettingValuesContainer =
-        await this.storage.get<SettingValuesContainer>(STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES);
-      // iterate through keys of categories
-      for (const categoryKey of Object.keys(this.settingsCache)) {
-        // iterate through setting keys of category
-        for (const settingKey of Object.keys(this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings)) {
-          // if saved setting value exists set it, otherwise set to default value
-          if (typeof valuesContainer[categoryKey] !== 'undefined'
-            && typeof valuesContainer[categoryKey][settingKey] !== 'undefined') {
-            this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKey].value =
-              valuesContainer[categoryKey][settingKey];
-          } else {
-            this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKey].value =
-              this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKey].defaultValue;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      await this.saveSettingValues();
-    }
-    this.initialized = true;
-    // publish provider initialised
-    this.settingsActionSource.next({type: 'stapps.settings.initialized'});
-  }
-
   /**
    * Add category if not exists
    * @param category the category to provide
    */
-  private async provideCategory(category: string): Promise<void> {
+  private provideCategory(category: string): void {
     if (!this.categoryExists(category)) {
       if (!this.categoriesOrder.includes(category)) {
         this.categoriesOrder.push(category);
@@ -387,11 +340,42 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
   }
 
   /**
-   * initializes settingsProvider
+   * Initializes settings from config and stored values if exist
    */
-  public async init(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.initialized) {
-      await this.initSettings();
+   public async init(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const settings: SCSetting[] = (await this.configProvider.getValue('settings')) as SCSetting[];
+      settings.forEach((setting) => this.addSetting(setting));
+
+      for (const category of Object.keys(this.settingsCache)) {
+        if (!this.categoriesOrder.includes(category)) {
+          this.categoriesOrder.push(category);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.settingsCache = {};
+    }
+
+    if (await this.storage.has(STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES)) {
+      // get setting values from StorageProvider into settingsCache
+      const valuesContainer: SettingValuesContainer =
+        await this.storage.get<SettingValuesContainer>(STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES);
+      // iterate through keys of categories
+      for (const categoryKey of Object.keys(this.settingsCache)) {
+        // iterate through setting keys of category
+        for (const settingKey of Object.keys(this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings)) {
+          // if saved setting value exists set it, otherwise set to default value
+          if (typeof valuesContainer[categoryKey] !== 'undefined'
+            && typeof valuesContainer[categoryKey][settingKey] !== 'undefined') {
+            this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKey].value =
+              valuesContainer[categoryKey][settingKey];
+          } else {
+            this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKey].value =
+              this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKey].defaultValue;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      await this.saveSettingValues();
     }
   }
 
@@ -399,9 +383,8 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
    * Adds given setting and its category if not exist
    * @param setting the setting to add
    */
-  public async provideSetting(setting: SCSetting): Promise<void> {
-    await this.init();
-    await this.addSetting(setting);
+  public provideSetting(setting: SCSetting): void {
+    this.addSetting(setting);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -409,7 +392,7 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
    */
   public async reset(): Promise<void> {
     await this.storage.put(STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES, {});
-    await this.initSettings();
+    await this.init();
   }
 
   /**