diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/pl-fe-config/index.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/pl-fe-config/index.tsx
index 48d3dc118..7da9e4808 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/pl-fe-config/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/pl-fe-config/index.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 type ValueGetter<T1 = Element, T2 = any> = (e: React.ChangeEvent<T1>) => T2;
 type StreamItemConfigPath = ['promoPanel', 'items'] | ['navlinks', 'homeFooter'] | ['cryptoAddresses'];
-type ThemeChangeHandler = (theme: string) => void;
+type ThemeChangeHandler = (theme: 'system' | 'light' | 'dark' | 'black') => void;
 
 const PlFeConfigEditor: React.FC = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ const PlFeConfigEditor: React.FC = () => {
           <List>
             <ListItem label={<FormattedMessage id='plfe_config.fields.theme_label' defaultMessage='Default theme' />}>
               <ThemeSelector
-                value={plFe.defaultSettings?.themeMode}
+                value={plFe.defaultSettings?.themeMode || 'system'}
                 onChange={handleThemeChange}
               />
             </ListItem>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/theme-selector.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/theme-selector.tsx
index ce6604982..86f090043 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/theme-selector.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/theme-selector.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 interface IThemeSelector {
   value: string;
-  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+  onChange: (value: 'system' | 'light' | 'dark' | 'black') => void;
 }
 
 /** Pure theme selector. */
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const ThemeSelector: React.FC<IThemeSelector> = ({ value, onChange }) => {
   }, [value]);
 
   const handleChange: React.ChangeEventHandler<HTMLSelectElement> = e => {
-    onChange(e.target.value);
+    onChange(e.target.value as any);
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/url-privacy/index.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/url-privacy/index.tsx
index 8bc4a73e7..7f7de8ddf 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/url-privacy/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/url-privacy/index.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import Input from 'pl-fe/components/ui/input';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-app-dispatch';
 import { useSettings } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-settings';
 
-import SettingToggle from '../notifications/components/setting-toggle';
+import SettingToggle from '../settings/components/setting-toggle';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   urlPrivacy: { id: 'settings.url_privacy', defaultMessage: 'URL privacy' },
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/normalizers/pl-fe/pl-fe-config.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/normalizers/pl-fe/pl-fe-config.ts
index d93c6e6c4..09a6051bf 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/normalizers/pl-fe/pl-fe-config.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/normalizers/pl-fe/pl-fe-config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import trimStart from 'lodash/trimStart';
 import * as v from 'valibot';
 
+import { settingsSchema } from 'pl-fe/schemas/pl-fe/settings';
 import { coerceObject, filteredArray } from 'pl-fe/schemas/utils';
 
 const promoPanelItemSchema = coerceObject({
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ const plFeConfigSchema = coerceObject({
     v.record(v.string(), v.string()),
   )), null),
   copyright: v.fallback(v.string(), `♥${new Date().getFullYear()}. Copying is an act of love. Please copy and share.`),
-  defaultSettings: v.fallback(v.record(v.string(), v.any()), {}),
+  defaultSettings: v.fallback(v.partial(settingsSchema), {}),
   gdpr: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),
   gdprUrl: v.fallback(v.string(), ''),
   greentext: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/schemas/pl-fe/settings.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/schemas/pl-fe/settings.ts
index e0fb07d3d..62a0d0d9d 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/schemas/pl-fe/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/schemas/pl-fe/settings.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const settingsSchema = v.object({
   showWrenchButton: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),
   urlPrivacy: coerceObject({
     clearLinksInCompose: v.fallback(v.boolean(), true),
-    clearLinksInContent: v.fallback(v.boolean(), true),
+    clearLinksInContent: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),
     allowReferralMarketing: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),
     rulesUrl: v.fallback(v.string(), ''),
     hashUrl: v.fallback(v.string(), ''),
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/utils/url-purify.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/utils/url-purify.ts
index a3b32e405..185903562 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/utils/url-purify.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/utils/url-purify.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import { URLPurify, type SerializedRules } from '@mkljczk/url-purify';
 
 import KVStore from 'pl-fe/storage/kv-store';
-import { store } from 'pl-fe/store';
 
 // Adapted from ClearURLs Rules
 // https://github.com/ClearURLs/Rules/blob/master/data.min.json
@@ -91,16 +90,16 @@ const DEFAULT_RULESET: SerializedRules = {
 
 const Purify = new URLPurify({
   rulesFromMemory: DEFAULT_RULESET,
-  onFetchedRules: (hash, rules) => {
-    const me = store.getState().auth.me;
+  // onFetchedRules: (hash, rules) => {
+  //   const me = store.getState().auth.me;
 
-    KVStore.setItem('url-purify-rules:last', me || '');
-    KVStore.setItem(`url-purify-rules:${me}`, {
-      hash,
-      rules,
-      fetchedAt: Date.now(),
-    });
-  },
+  //   KVStore.setItem('url-purify-rules:last', me || '');
+  //   KVStore.setItem(`url-purify-rules:${me}`, {
+  //     hash,
+  //     rules,
+  //     fetchedAt: Date.now(),
+  //   });
+  // },
 });
 
 KVStore.getItem('url-purify-rules:last', (url: string) => {