diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/settings/page.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/settings/page.tsx
index 438f8ee..472a53a 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/settings/page.tsx
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
         }
     }, []);
 
-    if (!isMounted) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     const reloadFromServer = async () => {
         const config = await getSavedDatabaseConfig();
         if (config) {
@@ -147,6 +143,10 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
         }
     };
 
+    if (!isMounted) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     return (
         <div className="space-y-6 max-w-xl">
             <div>
diff --git a/src/features/settings/actions.ts b/src/features/settings/actions.ts
index 012d829..97016cb 100644
--- a/src/features/settings/actions.ts
+++ b/src/features/settings/actions.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ export async function getSavedDatabaseConfig(): Promise<DbConfig | null> {
             return null;
         }
         const data = await fs.readFile(CONFIG_FILE, "utf-8");
-        return JSON.parse(data);
+        const config = JSON.parse(data);
+        console.log(`[Settings] Config read from ${CONFIG_FILE}. Key present: ${!!config.openRouterKey}, Model: ${config.openRouterModel || "default"}`);
+        return config;
     } catch (error) {
         console.error(`[Settings] Error reading config from ${CONFIG_FILE}:`, error);
         return null;