diff --git a/lib/controllers/settings_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/settings_controller.dart
index 73a396a..49516ef 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/settings_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/settings_controller.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import "dart:convert";
+
 import "package:args/args.dart";
 import "package:nexusbot/models/settings.dart";
 import "package:riverpod/riverpod.dart";
@@ -6,9 +8,19 @@ class SettingsController extends Notifier<Settings?> {
   @override
   Settings? build() => null;
 
-  void set(ArgResults args) => state = Settings.fromJson(<String, dynamic>{
-    for (final opt in args.options) opt: args.option(opt),
-  });
+  void set(ArgResults args) {
+    dynamic tryJson(String value) {
+      try {
+        return json.decode(value);
+      } catch (_) {
+        return value;
+      }
+    }
+
+    state = Settings.fromJson(<String, dynamic>{
+      for (final opt in args.options) opt: tryJson(args.option(opt) ?? "null"),
+    });
+  }
 
   static final provider = NotifierProvider<SettingsController, Settings?>(
     SettingsController.new,