diff --git a/front/deviceDetailsEdit.php b/front/deviceDetailsEdit.php
index 19e51351..d2689866 100755
--- a/front/deviceDetailsEdit.php
+++ b/front/deviceDetailsEdit.php
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ function getDeviceData() {
                           </i>
                         </label>
                         <div class="${obj.inputClasses}">
-                          ${generateFormHtml(settingsData, setting, fieldData.toString(), fieldOptionsOverride, null)}
+                          ${generateFormHtml(settingsData, setting, fieldData.toString(), fieldOptionsOverride, null, mac == "new")}
                           ${inlineControl}
                         </div>
                       </div>`;
diff --git a/front/js/common.js b/front/js/common.js
index 8ff405fd..da0f2cb8 100755
--- a/front/js/common.js
+++ b/front/js/common.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function getSettingOptions (key) {
 
   if (result == "")
   {
-    console.log(`Setting options with key "${key}" not found`)
+    // console.log(`Setting options with key "${key}" not found`)
     result = []
   }
 
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ function getSetting (key) {
 
   result = getCache(`nax_set_${key}`, true);
 
-  if (result == "")
-  {
-    console.log(`Setting with key "${key}" not found`)
-  }
+  // if (result == "")
+  // {
+  //   console.log(`Setting with key "${key}" not found`)
+  // }
 
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/front/js/modal.js b/front/js/modal.js
index d4024d02..0c4ec1fb 100755
--- a/front/js/modal.js
+++ b/front/js/modal.js
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ function showModalPopupForm(
   curValue = null,
   popupFormJson = null,
   parentSettingKey = null,
-  triggeredBy = null
+  triggeredBy = null,
+  populateFromOverrides = true
 ) {
   // set captions
   prefix = "modal-form";
@@ -229,7 +230,8 @@ function showModalPopupForm(
                                         setObj,
                                         null,
                                         fieldOptionsOverride,
-                                        null
+                                        null,
+                                        populateFromOverrides  // is new entry
                                       )}
                                   </div>
                               </div>
diff --git a/front/js/settings_utils.js b/front/js/settings_utils.js
index 2f713b73..dfafde44 100755
--- a/front/js/settings_utils.js
+++ b/front/js/settings_utils.js
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ function addViaPopupForm(element) {
     null,                                                               // curValue
     popupFormJson,                                                      // popupform
     toId,                                                               // parentSettingKey
-    element                                                             // triggeredBy
+    element,                                                            // triggeredBy
+    true                                                                // initialize defaut values
   );
 
   // flag something changes to prevent navigating from page
@@ -475,7 +476,8 @@ function initListInteractionOptions(element) {
             curValue,                                                               // curValue
             popupFormJson,                                                          // popupform
             toId,                                                                   // parentSettingKey
-            this                                                                    // triggeredBy
+            this,                                                                    // triggeredBy
+            true                                                                    // populate overrides
           );
         } else {
           // Fallback to normal field input
@@ -1132,24 +1134,44 @@ function collectSetting(prefix, setCodeName, setType, settingsArray) {
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Generate the form control for setting
-function generateFormHtml(settingsData, set, overrideValue, overrideOptions, originalSetKey) {
+/**
+ * Generates the HTML string for form controls based on setting configurations.
+ * Supports various element types including select, input, button, textarea, span, and recursive datatables.
+ * * @param {Object} settingsData - The global settings object containing configuration for all available settings.
+ * @param {Object} set - The specific configuration object for the current setting.
+ * @param {string} set.setKey - Unique identifier for the setting.
+ * @param {string} set.setType - JSON string defining the UI components (dataType, elements, etc.).
+ * @param {string} [set.setValue] - The default value for the setting.
+ * @param {Array|string} [set.setEvents] - List of event triggers to be rendered as clickable icons.
+ * @param {any} overrideValue - The current value to be displayed in the form control.
+ * @param {any} overrideOptions - Custom options to override the default setting options (used primarily for dropdowns).
+ * @param {string} originalSetKey - The base key name (used to maintain reference when keys are modified for uniqueness in tables).
+ * @param {boolean} populateFromOverrides - Flag to determine if the value should be pulled from `set['setValue']` (true) or `overrideValue` (false).
+ * * @returns {string} A string of HTML containing the form elements and any associated event action icons.
+ * * @example
+ * const html = generateFormHtml(allSettings, currentSet, "DefaultVal", null, "my_key", false);
+ * $('#container').html(html);
+ */
+function generateFormHtml(settingsData, set, overrideValue, overrideOptions, originalSetKey, populateFromOverrides) {
   let inputHtml = '';
 
 
   // if override value is considered empty initialize from setting defaults
-  overrideValue == null || overrideValue == undefined ? inVal = set['setValue'] : inVal = overrideValue
+  populateFromOverrides ? inVal = set['setValue'] : inVal = overrideValue;
+
   const setKey = set['setKey'];
   const setType = set['setType'];
 
-  // if (setKey == 'NEWDEV_devParentMAC') {
+    // if (setKey == 'UNIFIAPI_site_name') {
 
-  //   console.log("==== DEBUG OUTPUT BELOW 1 ====");
-  //   console.log(setType);
-  //   console.log(setKey);
-  //   console.log(overrideValue);
-  //   console.log(inVal);
-
-  // }
+    //   console.log("==== DEBUG OUTPUT BELOW 1 ====");
+    //   console.log("populateFromOverrides: " + populateFromOverrides);
+    //   console.log(setType);
+    //   console.log(setKey);
+    //   console.log("overrideValue:" + overrideValue);
+    //   console.log("inVal:" + inVal);
+    //   console.log("set['setValue']:" + set['setValue']);
+    // }
 
   // Parse the setType JSON string
   // console.log(processQuotes(setType));
@@ -1189,15 +1211,14 @@ function generateFormHtml(settingsData, set, overrideValue, overrideOptions, ori
     // Override value
     let val = valRes;
 
-    // if (setKey == 'NEWDEV_devParentMAC') {
+    // if (setKey == 'UNIFIAPI_site_name') {
 
     //   console.log("==== DEBUG OUTPUT BELOW 2 ====");
     //   console.log(setType);
     //   console.log(setKey);
-    //   console.log(overrideValue);
-    //   console.log(inVal);
-    //   console.log(val);
-
+    //   console.log("overrideValue:" + overrideValue);
+    //   console.log("inVal:" + inVal);
+    //   console.log("val:" + val);
     // }
 
     // Generate HTML based on elementType
@@ -1227,7 +1248,7 @@ function generateFormHtml(settingsData, set, overrideValue, overrideOptions, ori
         break;
 
       case 'input':
-        const checked = val === 'True' || val === 'true' ||  val === '1' ? 'checked' : '';
+        const checked = val === 'True' || val === 'true' ||  val === '1' || val == true ? 'checked' : '';
         const inputClass = inputType === 'checkbox' ? 'checkbox' : 'form-control';
 
         inputHtml += `<input
@@ -1347,22 +1368,23 @@ function generateFormHtml(settingsData, set, overrideValue, overrideOptions, ori
                 // Extract the value for the current column
                 let columnOverrideValue = rowData[j] && Object.values(rowData[j])[0];
 
-                if(columnOverrideValue == undefined)
-                {
-                  columnOverrideValue = ""
-                }
-
                 // Create unique key to prevent dropdown data duplication
                 const oldKey = set["setKey"];
                 set["setKey"] = oldKey + "_" + index;
 
+                // console.log("settingsData");
+                // console.log(settingsData);
+                // console.log(set);
+
+
                 // Generate the cell HTML using the extracted value
                 const cellHtml = generateFormHtml(
                     settingsData,
                     set,
-                    columnOverrideValue.toString(),
+                    columnOverrideValue,
                     set["setOptions"],
-                    oldKey
+                    oldKey,
+                    false
                 );
                 datatableHtml += `<td> <div class="input-group"> ${cellHtml} </div></td>`;
 
diff --git a/front/settings.php b/front/settings.php
index 899cdef0..2dc298bd 100755
--- a/front/settings.php
+++ b/front/settings.php
@@ -511,10 +511,10 @@ $settingsJSON_DB = json_encode($settings, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP | JSON_HEX
           }
 
           // INPUT
-          inputFormHtml = generateFormHtml(settingsData, set, valIn, null, null);
+          inputFormHtml = generateFormHtml(settingsData, set, valIn, null, null, false);
 
-                // construct final HTML for the setting
-                setHtml += inputFormHtml + overrideHtml + `
+          // construct final HTML for the setting
+          setHtml += inputFormHtml + overrideHtml + `
               </div>
             </div>
           `