diff --git a/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py b/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
index 426c7b7..497baf9 100644
--- a/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
+++ b/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ class DavSettings(BaseModel):
 
         return f"{self.protocol}://{self.host}{self.path}"
 
-    @classmethod
-    @property
-    def default(cls) -> "DavSettings":
-        return cls(
-            protocol="https",
-            host="example.com",
-            username="ovdashboard",
-            password="secret",
-        )
-
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
     """
@@ -84,15 +74,20 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
             if key not in values:
                 values[key] = {}
 
-        default_dav = DavSettings.default.dict()
+        default_dav = DavSettings(
+            protocol="https",
+            host="example.com",
+            username="ovdashboard",
+            password="secret",
+        ).dict()
 
         for key in default_dav:
             # if "webdav" value is not specified, use default
-            if key not in values["webdav"]:
+            if key not in values["webdav"] or values["webdav"][key] is None:
                 values["webdav"][key] = default_dav[key]
 
             # if "caldav" value is not specified, use "webdav" value
-            if key not in values["caldav"]:
+            if key not in values["caldav"] or values["caldav"][key] is None:
                 values["caldav"][key] = values["webdav"][key]
 
         # add default "path"s if None