diff --git a/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx b/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
index bc25499c..6d2fad2a 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
+++ b/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
@@ -112,27 +112,39 @@ function useOptions(path: string) {
         // target=<collection>, group=<repeater field>, field=<child field>
         const group = params.get("group") || "";
         const field = params.get("field") || "";
+        const collection = params.get("target") || "";
 
-        // 1) use filter endpoint form
-        const fieldsUrl = `${API}/fields?filter[collection][_eq]=${encodeURIComponent(target)}`;
-        const metaRes = await fetch(fieldsUrl, { cache: "no-store", credentials: "include" });
-        if (!metaRes.ok) throw new Error(`Directus ${metaRes.status} fetching ${fieldsUrl}`);
-        const metaJson = await metaRes.json();
-        const rows = metaJson?.data ?? [];
+        // 1) Preferred: /fields/{collection}
+        let fieldsUrl = `${API}/fields/${encodeURIComponent(collection)}`;
+        let rows: any[] = [];
 
-        // 2) read children from options.fields (not meta)
-        const parent = rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === group);
-        const children = (parent?.options?.fields as any[]) || [];
-        let child = children.find((f: any) => f?.field === field);
-
-        // Approach 2: fallback to flat "group.field" entry if present
-        if (!child) {
-          const full = `${group}.${field}`;
-          child = rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === full);
+        // Fetch with NO credentials (public-readable)
+        let metaRes = await fetch(fieldsUrl, { cache: "no-store" });
+        if (metaRes.ok) {
+          const j = await metaRes.json().catch(() => ({}));
+          rows = Array.isArray(j?.data) ? j.data : Array.isArray(j) ? j : [];
+        } else {
+          // 2) Fallback: /fields?filter[collection][_eq]=...
+          fieldsUrl = `${API}/fields?filter[collection][_eq]=${encodeURIComponent(collection)}`;
+          metaRes = await fetch(fieldsUrl, { cache: "no-store" });
+          if (!metaRes.ok) throw new Error(`Directus ${metaRes.status} fetching ${fieldsUrl}`);
+          const j = await metaRes.json().catch(() => ({}));
+          rows = Array.isArray(j?.data) ? j.data : Array.isArray(j) ? j : [];
         }
 
-        // 3) choices from options.choices only
-        const choices: any[] = (child?.options?.choices as any[]) || [];
+        // Try nested child first: parent.meta.options.fields -> child where field === <field>
+        const parent = rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === group);
+        const nestedChildren = parent?.meta?.options?.fields || [];
+        let child =
+        nestedChildren.find((f: any) => f?.field === field)
+        // Flat fallback: "group.field"
+        || rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === `${group}.${field}`);
+
+        // Choices can live on child.options.choices or child.meta.options.choices
+        const choices: 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),
@@ -145,7 +157,8 @@ function useOptions(path: string) {
           setOpts(filtered);
           setLoading(false);
         }
-        return; // short-circuit: no fetch below
+        return; // short-circuit
+
       } else {
 
         setOpts([]);