diff --git a/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx b/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
index cfaf94f4..12b7aac3 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
+++ b/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
@@ -107,13 +107,14 @@ function useOptions(path: string) {
             });
           };
         }
+
       } else if (rawPath === "repeater-choices") {
         // target=<collection>, group=<repeater field>, field=<child field>
         const group = params.get("group") || "";
         const field = params.get("field") || "";
         const collection = params.get("target") || "";
 
-        // Call our server proxy so it can use the server token
+        // Use server proxy so it can auth with server token
         const proxyUrl = `/api/directus/fields?collection=${encodeURIComponent(collection)}`;
         const metaRes = await fetch(proxyUrl, { cache: "no-store" });
         if (!metaRes.ok) throw new Error(`Proxy ${metaRes.status} fetching ${proxyUrl}`);
@@ -146,8 +147,14 @@ function useOptions(path: string) {
           setLoading(false);
         }
         return; // short-circuit
+      } else {
+        // unknown path → empty
+        setOpts([]);
+        setLoading(false);
+        return;
       }
 
+
       } else {
         // unknown path → empty
         setOpts([]);