diff --git a/compose/importer/importer_test.go b/compose/importer/importer_test.go
index 8e316771c..3967e2080 100644
--- a/compose/importer/importer_test.go
+++ b/compose/importer/importer_test.go
@@ -21,4 +21,10 @@ func TestImporter_Cast(t *testing.T) {
 		req.Equal("Module1", i.namespaces.modules["foo"].set.FindByHandle("m1").Name)
 
 	})
+
+	impFixTester(t, "importer_with_settings", func(t *testing.T, i *Importer) {
+		req := require.New(t)
+
+		req.NotNil(i)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/compose/importer/main_test.go b/compose/importer/main_test.go
index 4e4729913..f4f599ed4 100644
--- a/compose/importer/main_test.go
+++ b/compose/importer/main_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/compose/service"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/compose/types"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/permissions"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/settings"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ var (
 
 	// Add namespace to the stack, make sure importer can find it
 	pi *permissions.Importer
+	st *settings.Importer
 
 	imp *Importer
 )
@@ -35,8 +37,9 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 func resetMocks() {
 	// whitelist = nil, anything can be added
 	pi = permissions.NewImporter(service.AccessControl(nil).Whitelist())
+	st = settings.NewImporter()
 
-	imp = NewImporter(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, pi)
+	imp = NewImporter(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, pi, st)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/compose/importer/testdata/importer_with_settings.yaml b/compose/importer/testdata/importer_with_settings.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e0ec9418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose/importer/testdata/importer_with_settings.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+settings:
+  s1: v1
+  s2:
+  - v2
+  - v3
+  s3:
+    ss1: v4
+    ss2: v5
diff --git a/messaging/importer/main_test.go b/messaging/importer/main_test.go
index b70d8e667..c569fdada 100644
--- a/messaging/importer/main_test.go
+++ b/messaging/importer/main_test.go
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/permissions"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/settings"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/system/service"
 )
 
 var (
 	pi *permissions.Importer
+	si *settings.Importer
 
 	imp *Importer
 )
@@ -26,9 +28,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 func resetMocks() {
 	// whitelist = nil, anything can be added
 	pi = permissions.NewImporter(service.AccessControl(nil).Whitelist())
-
+	si = settings.NewImporter()
 	imp = NewImporter(
 		pi,
+		si,
 		NewChannelImport(pi, nil),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/settings/export_test.go b/pkg/settings/exporter_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/settings/export_test.go
rename to pkg/settings/exporter_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/settings/importer_test.go b/pkg/settings/importer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5c9910fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/settings/importer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package settings
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
+
+func TestSettingImport_CastSet(t *testing.T) {
+	type tv struct {
+		name  string
+		value string
+	}
+
+	var aux interface{}
+	req := require.New(t)
+	f, err := os.Open("testdata/settings.yaml")
+	defer f.Close()
+	req.NoError(err)
+	req.NoError(yaml.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&aux))
+	req.NotNil(aux)
+
+	imp := NewImporter()
+	err = imp.CastSet(aux)
+	req.Nil(err)
+	req.Len(imp.settings, 6)
+
+	tests := []tv{
+		tv{
+			name:  "array",
+			value: "[\"v1\",\"v2\"]",
+		},
+		tv{
+			name:  "object",
+			value: "{\"k1\":\"v1\",\"k2\":\"v2\"}",
+		},
+		tv{
+			name:  "plain_b",
+			value: "true",
+		},
+		tv{
+			name:  "plain_double",
+			value: "12.34",
+		},
+		tv{
+			name:  "plain_double_2",
+			value: "12",
+		},
+		tv{
+			name:  "plain_s",
+			value: "\"string\"",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, t := range tests {
+		v := imp.settings.First(t.name)
+		vv, _ := types.JSONText(t.value).MarshalJSON()
+		ee, _ := v.Value.MarshalJSON()
+		req.Equal(vv, ee)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/settings/testdata/settings.yaml b/pkg/settings/testdata/settings.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a889e4e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/settings/testdata/settings.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+array:
+- v1
+- v2
+object:
+  k1: v1
+  k2: v2
+plain_b: true
+plain_double: 12.34
+plain_double_2: 12
+plain_s: string
diff --git a/system/importer/main_test.go b/system/importer/main_test.go
index 93e672011..91f939da8 100644
--- a/system/importer/main_test.go
+++ b/system/importer/main_test.go
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/permissions"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/settings"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/system/service"
 )
 
 var (
-	pi *permissions.Importer
-
+	pi  *permissions.Importer
+	si  *settings.Importer
 	imp *Importer
 )
 
@@ -26,9 +27,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 func resetMocks() {
 	// whitelist = nil, anything can be added
 	pi = permissions.NewImporter(service.AccessControl(nil).Whitelist())
-
+	si = settings.NewImporter()
 	imp = NewImporter(
 		pi,
+		si,
 		NewRoleImport(pi, nil),
 	)
 }