diff --git a/app/api/directus/fields/route.ts b/app/api/directus/fields/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx b/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
index 6d2fad2a..0cf9cc60 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
+++ b/app/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
@@ -107,38 +107,28 @@ 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") || "";
 
-        // 1) Preferred: /fields/{collection}
-        let fieldsUrl = `${API}/fields/${encodeURIComponent(collection)}`;
-        let rows: any[] = [];
-
-        // 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 ${fieldsUrl}`);
-          const j = await metaRes.json().catch(() => ({}));
-          rows = Array.isArray(j?.data) ? j.data : Array.isArray(j) ? j : [];
-        }
+        // 🔁 CHANGE: fetch fields via server proxy (uses Directus token server-side)
+        const metaRes = await fetch(
+          `/api/directus/fields?collection=${encodeURIComponent(collection)}`,
+                                    { cache: "no-store" }
+        );
+        if (!metaRes.ok) throw new Error(`Fields ${metaRes.status}`);
+        const metaJson = await metaRes.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        const rows: any[] = Array.isArray(metaJson?.data) ? metaJson.data : [];
 
         // 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)
+        nestedChildren.find((f: any) => f?.field === field) ||
         // Flat fallback: "group.field"
-        || rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === `${group}.${field}`);
+        rows.find((r: any) => r?.field === `${group}.${field}`);
 
         // Choices can live on child.options.choices or child.meta.options.choices
         const choices: any[] =
@@ -158,9 +148,8 @@ function useOptions(path: string) {
           setLoading(false);
         }
         return; // short-circuit
-
       } else {
-
+        // unknown path → empty
         setOpts([]);
         setLoading(false);
         return;
@@ -315,7 +304,7 @@ export default function SettingsSubmit({ initialTarget }: { initialTarget?: Targ
 
   // Options
   const mats = useOptions("material");
-  const coats = useOptions("material_coating");
+  the coats = useOptions("material_coating");
   const colors = useOptions("material_color");
   const opacs = useOptions("material_opacity");
   const soft = useOptions("laser_software"); // required for ALL targets