diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.js
index 77a05d389a..7aaedbce8d 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.js
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ library.add(
 )
 
 const InstanceTab = {
+  provide () {
+    return {
+      defaultDraftMode: true,
+      defaultSource: 'admin'
+    }
+  },
   components: {
     BooleanSetting,
     ChoiceSetting,
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
index 411982cc9f..43ad4c8c98 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
@@ -4,65 +4,37 @@
       <h2>{{ $t('admin_dash.instance.instance') }}</h2>
       <ul class="setting-list">
         <li>
-          <StringSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:name"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:name">
             NAME
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <StringSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:email"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:email">
             ADMIN EMAIL
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <StringSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:description"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:description">
             DESCRIPTION
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <StringSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:short_description"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:short_description">
             SHORT DESCRIPTION
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <StringSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:instance_thumbnail"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:instance_thumbnail">
             INSTANCE THUMBNAIL
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <StringSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:background_image"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:background_image">
             BACKGROUND IMAGE
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <BooleanSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:public"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <BooleanSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:public">
             PUBLIC
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
@@ -72,21 +44,15 @@
       <h2>{{ $t('admin_dash.instance.registrations') }}</h2>
       <ul class="setting-list">
         <li>
-          <BooleanSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:registrations_open"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <BooleanSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:registrations_open">
             REGISTRATIONS OPEN
           </BooleanSetting>
           <ul class="setting-list suboptions">
             <li>
               <BooleanSetting
-                source="admin"
                 path=":pleroma.:instance.:invites_enabled"
                 parent-path=":pleroma.:instance.:registrations_open"
                 :parent-invert="true"
-                draft-mode
               >
                 INVITES ENABLED
               </BooleanSetting>
@@ -94,20 +60,12 @@
           </ul>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <BooleanSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:account_activation_required"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <BooleanSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:account_activation_required">
             ACTIVATION REQUIRED
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <BooleanSetting
-            source="admin"
-            path=":pleroma.:instance.:account_approval_required"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <BooleanSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:account_approval_required">
             APPROVAL REQUIRED
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
@@ -115,32 +73,24 @@
           <h3>{{ $t('admin_dash.instance.captcha_header') }}</h3>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <BooleanSetting
-            source="admin"
-            :path="[':pleroma', 'Pleroma.Captcha', ':enabled']"
-            draft-mode
-          >
+          <BooleanSetting :path="[':pleroma', 'Pleroma.Captcha', ':enabled']">
             CAPTCHA
           </BooleanSetting>
           <ul class="setting-list suboptions">
             <li>
               <ChoiceSetting
-                source="admin"
                 :path="[':pleroma', 'Pleroma.Captcha', ':method']"
                 :parent-path="[':pleroma', 'Pleroma.Captcha', ':enabled']"
                 :option-label-map="{
                   'Pleroma.Captcha.Native': $t('admin_dash.captcha.native'),
                   'Pleroma.Captcha.Kocaptcha': $t('admin_dash.captcha.kocaptcha')
                 }"
-                draft-mode
               >
                 CAPTCHA TYPE
               </ChoiceSetting>
               <IntegerSetting
-                source="admin"
                 :path="[':pleroma', 'Pleroma.Captcha', ':seconds_valid']"
                 :parent-path="[':pleroma', 'Pleroma.Captcha', ':enabled']"
-                draft-mode
               >
                 VALID
               </IntegerSetting>
@@ -152,11 +102,7 @@
           >
             <h4>{{ $t('admin_dash.instance.kocaptcha') }}</h4>
             <li>
-              <StringSetting
-                source="admin"
-                :path="[':pleroma', 'Pleroma.Captcha.Kocaptcha', ':endpoint']"
-                draft-mode
-              >
+              <StringSetting :path="[':pleroma', 'Pleroma.Captcha.Kocaptcha', ':endpoint']">
                 cockAPTCHA ENDPOINT
               </StringSetting>
             </li>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.js
index 3ff81bc904..bdeece7603 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.js
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ export default {
   computed: {
     ...Setting.computed,
     realOptions () {
-      if (this.source === 'admin') {
-        console.log(this.backendDescriptionSuggestions)
+      if (this.realSource === 'admin') {
         return this.backendDescriptionSuggestions.map(x => ({
           key: x,
           value: x,
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.vue
index 55f9a62ca9..8713acf567 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/choice_setting.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </template>
     {{ ' ' }}
     <Select
-      :model-value="draftMode ? draft :state"
+      :model-value="realDraftMode ? draft :state"
       :disabled="disabled"
       @update:modelValue="update"
     >
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/number_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/number_setting.vue
index 93a7a79ae8..f97d5cf2d0 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/number_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/number_setting.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       :step="step || 1"
       :disabled="disabled"
       :min="min || 0"
-      :value="draftMode ? draft :state"
+      :value="realDraftMode ? draft :state"
       @change="update"
     >
     {{ ' ' }}
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
index fd730db930..7cad27b756 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/setting.js
@@ -31,10 +31,18 @@ export default {
     },
     source: {
       type: String,
-      default: 'default'
+      default: undefined
     },
     draftMode: {
       type: Boolean,
+      default: undefined
+    }
+  },
+  inject: {
+    defaultSource: {
+      default: 'default'
+    },
+    defaultDraftMode: {
       default: false
     }
   },
@@ -44,7 +52,7 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   created () {
-    if (this.draftMode) {
+    if (this.realDraftMode) {
       this.draft = this.state
     }
   },
@@ -57,6 +65,12 @@ export default {
         return value
       }
     },
+    realSource () {
+      return this.source || this.defaultSource
+    },
+    realDraftMode () {
+      return typeof this.draftMode === 'undefined' ? this.defaultDraftMode : this.draftMode
+    },
     backendDescription () {
       return get(this.$store.state.adminSettings.descriptions, this.path)
     },
@@ -74,7 +88,8 @@ export default {
       return this.disabled || (parentValue !== null ? (this.parentInvert ? parentValue : !parentValue) : false)
     },
     configSource () {
-      switch (this.source) {
+      console.log('SRC', this.realSource)
+      switch (this.realSource) {
         case 'profile':
           return this.$store.state.profileConfig
         case 'admin':
@@ -84,7 +99,7 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     configSink () {
-      switch (this.source) {
+      switch (this.realSource) {
         case 'profile':
           return (k, v) => this.$store.dispatch('setProfileOption', { name: k, value: v })
         case 'admin':
@@ -94,7 +109,7 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     defaultState () {
-      switch (this.source) {
+      switch (this.realSource) {
         case 'profile':
           return {}
         default:
@@ -102,10 +117,10 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     isProfileSetting () {
-      return this.source === 'profile'
+      return this.realSource === 'profile'
     },
     isChanged () {
-      switch (this.source) {
+      switch (this.realSource) {
         case 'profile':
         case 'admin':
           return false
@@ -114,10 +129,10 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     isDirty () {
-      return this.draftMode && this.draft !== this.state
+      return this.realDraftMode && this.draft !== this.state
     },
     canHardReset () {
-      return this.source === 'admin' && this.$store.state.adminSettings.modifiedPaths.has(this.path)
+      return this.realSource === 'admin' && this.$store.state.adminSettings.modifiedPaths.has(this.path)
     },
     matchesExpertLevel () {
       return (this.expert || 0) <= this.$store.state.config.expertLevel > 0
@@ -128,20 +143,20 @@ export default {
       return e.target.value
     },
     update (e) {
-      if (this.draftMode) {
+      if (this.realDraftMode) {
         this.draft = this.getValue(e)
       } else {
         this.configSink(this.path, this.getValue(e))
       }
     },
     commitDraft () {
-      if (this.draftMode) {
+      if (this.realDraftMode) {
         this.configSink(this.path, this.draft)
       }
     },
     reset () {
       console.log('reset')
-      if (this.draftMode) {
+      if (this.realDraftMode) {
         console.log(this.draft)
         console.log(this.state)
         this.draft = this.state
@@ -150,7 +165,7 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     hardReset () {
-      switch (this.source) {
+      switch (this.realSource) {
         case 'admin':
           return this.$store.dispatch('resetAdminSetting', { path: this.path })
             .then(() => { this.draft = this.state })
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
index 91a4afa455..fb91b5d970 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       class="string-input"
       step="1"
       :disabled="disabled"
-      :value="draftMode ? draft :state"
+      :value="realDraftMode ? draft : state"
       @change="update"
     >
     {{ ' ' }}