diff --git a/front/devices.php b/front/devices.php
index 3bb2f18c..44a8680c 100755
--- a/front/devices.php
+++ b/front/devices.php
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ function getDeviceStatus(item)
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function initializeDatatable_new (status) {
 
+ console.log(tableColumnVisible);
+  
+
 // Build GraphQL query dynamically based on tableColumnVisible
 let columnsToFetch = [
     'devMac', 'devName', 'devLastConnection', 'devIsArchived', 'devOwner', 'devType', 
@@ -481,7 +484,7 @@ $.ajax({
                     } else {
                         $(td).html('');
                     }
-                }},
+                }}
                 
                 // Other columns (Status, MAC, Date, etc.) can be similarly customized.
             ],
diff --git a/front/settings.php b/front/settings.php
index 64e07540..f7ec5800 100755
--- a/front/settings.php
+++ b/front/settings.php
@@ -464,10 +464,10 @@ $settingsJSON_DB = json_encode($settings, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP | JSON_HEX
           
           // INPUT
 
-          // console.log(codeName);
-          
           // Parse the setType JSON string into an object
           let inputHtml = '';
+
+          console.log(codeName);
           console.log(setType);
           
           const setTypeObject = JSON.parse(setType.replace(/'/g, '"'));
diff --git a/server/__main__.py b/server/__main__.py
index 26f63a8a..ec145397 100755
--- a/server/__main__.py
+++ b/server/__main__.py
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ def main ():
     #===============================================================================
     # This is the main loop of NetAlertX 
     #===============================================================================
-    
-    mylog('debug', '[MAIN] Starting GraphQL server')
-
-    # Path to your `graphql_server.py` file
-    flask_app_path = applicationPath + '/server/graphql_server.py'
 
     mylog('debug', '[MAIN] Starting loop')
 
diff --git a/server/graphql_server/graphql_schema.py b/server/graphql_server/graphql_schema.py
index c87bb591..7b4a7eac 100755
--- a/server/graphql_server/graphql_schema.py
+++ b/server/graphql_server/graphql_schema.py
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ from const import apiPath
 # Define a base URL with the user's home directory
 folder = apiPath 
 
-# Load your JSON data
-with open(folder + 'table_devices.json', 'r') as f:
-    devices_data = json.load(f)["data"]
-    
-    # mylog('none', [f'[graphql_schema] devices_data {devices_data}'])
-
 # Device ObjectType
 class Device(ObjectType):
     rowid = Int()
@@ -55,49 +49,20 @@ class Device(ObjectType):
     devSourcePlugin = String()  # This should match devSourcePlugin, not devSourcePlugin
 
 
-# Query ObjectType
 class Query(ObjectType):
     devices = List(Device)
 
     def resolve_devices(self, info):
-        # Map the data to match the GraphQL schema's camelCase
-        mapped_devices = []
-        for device in devices_data:
-            mapped_device = {
-                'rowid': device['rowid'],
-                'devMac': device['devMac'],  # Mapping from snake_case to camelCase
-                'devName': device['devName'],
-                'devOwner': device['devOwner'],
-                'devType': device['devType'],
-                'devVendor': device['devVendor'],
-                'devFavorite': device['devFavorite'],
-                'devGroup': device['devGroup'],
-                'devComments': device['devComments'],
-                'devFirstConnection': device['devFirstConnection'],
-                'devLastConnection': device['devLastConnection'],
-                'devLastIP': device['devLastIP'],
-                'devStaticIP': device['devStaticIP'],
-                'devScan': device['devScan'],
-                'devLogEvents': device['devLogEvents'],
-                'devAlertEvents': device['devAlertEvents'],
-                'devAlertDown': device['devAlertDown'],
-                'devSkipRepeated': device['devSkipRepeated'],
-                'devLastNotification': device['devLastNotification'],
-                'devPresentLastScan': device['devPresentLastScan'],
-                'devIsNew': device['devIsNew'],
-                'devLocation': device['devLocation'],
-                'devIsArchived': device['devIsArchived'],
-                'devParentMAC': device['devParentMAC'],
-                'devParentPort': device['devParentPort'],
-                'devIcon': device['devIcon'],
-                'devGUID': device['devGUID'],
-                'devSite': device['devSite'],
-                'devSSID': device['devSSID'],
-                'devSyncHubNode': device['devSyncHubNode'],
-                'devSourcePlugin': device['devSourcePlugin']
-            }
-            mapped_devices.append(mapped_device)
-        return mapped_devices
+        # Load JSON data only when the query executes
+        try:
+            with open(folder + 'table_devices.json', 'r') as f:
+                devices_data = json.load(f)["data"]
+        except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
+            mylog('error', f'[graphql_schema] Error loading devices data: {e}')
+            return []
+
+        return devices_data  # Directly return the data without mapping
+
 
 
 # Schema Definition
diff --git a/server/graphql_server/graphql_server_start.py b/server/graphql_server/graphql_server_start.py
index dab7f025..ebb7455d 100755
--- a/server/graphql_server/graphql_server_start.py
+++ b/server/graphql_server/graphql_server_start.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def graphql_endpoint():
 
 def start_server():
     """Function to start the GraphQL server in a background thread."""
-    mylog('none', [f'[graphql_server] Started'])
+    mylog('none', [f'[graphql_server] Starting on port "{GRAPHQL_PORT}"'])
     
     # Start the Flask app in a separate thread
     thread = threading.Thread(target=lambda: app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=GRAPHQL_PORT, debug=True, use_reloader=False))
diff --git a/server/initialise.py b/server/initialise.py
index bf03531d..53e01143 100755
--- a/server/initialise.py
+++ b/server/initialise.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def update_or_append(settings_list, item_tuple, key):
     for index, item in enumerate(settings_list):
         if item[0] == key:
             mylog('trace', ['[Import Config] OLD TUPLE  : ', item])
-            # Keep values marked as "_KEEP_"
+            # Keep values marked as "_KEEP_" in existing entries
             updated_tuple = tuple(
                 new_val if new_val != "_KEEP_" else old_val
                 for old_val, new_val in zip(item, item_tuple)
@@ -84,12 +84,15 @@ def update_or_append(settings_list, item_tuple, key):
             settings_list[index] = updated_tuple
             mylog('trace', ['[Import Config] FOUND key : ', key])
             return settings_list     
-    
 
-    settings_list.append(item_tuple)
+    # Append the item only if no values are "_KEEP_"
+    if "_KEEP_" not in item_tuple:
+        settings_list.append(item_tuple)
+        mylog('trace', ['[Import Config] ADDED key : ', key])
+    else:
+        mylog('none', ['[Import Config] Skipped saving _KEEP_ for key : ', key])
+        
     return settings_list
-
-
     
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------