diff --git a/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx b/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
index 9846012d..1f8397a4 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
+++ b/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function useOptions(path: string) {
         const field = params.get("field") || "";
         const collection = params.get("target") || "";
 
-        // Use server proxy so it can auth with server token
+        // Always go through our server proxy to read Directus field meta
         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}`);
@@ -122,16 +122,18 @@ function useOptions(path: string) {
         const metaJson = await metaRes.json().catch(() => ({}));
         const rows: any[] = Array.isArray(metaJson?.data) ? metaJson.data : Array.isArray(metaJson) ? metaJson : [];
 
-        // Try nested child first: parent.meta.options.fields -> child where field === <field>
+        // Nested repeater children live under parent.meta.options.fields
         const parent = rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === group);
         const nestedChildren = parent?.meta?.options?.fields || [];
         let child =
         nestedChildren.find((f: any) => f?.field === field) ||
-        rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === `${group}.${field}`);
+        rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === `${group}.${field}`); // flat fallback
 
-        // Choices can live on child.options.choices or child.meta.options.choices
+        // Choices may be on child.options.choices or child.meta.options.choices
         const choices: any[] =
-        (child?.options?.choices as any[]) ?? (child?.meta?.options?.choices as any[]) ?? [];
+        (child?.options?.choices as any[]) ??
+        (child?.meta?.options?.choices as any[]) ??
+        [];
 
         const mapped: Opt[] = choices.map((c: any) => ({
           id: String(c.value ?? c.key ?? c.id),
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ function useOptions(path: string) {
           setLoading(false);
         }
         return; // short-circuit
+
       } else {
         // unknown path → empty
         setOpts([]);