diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 4f6b342..0cc397d 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ app.get('/', function(req, res) {
 
 app.get('/search', async function(req, res) {
   let query = req.query.q ? req.query.q : ''
-  let settings = req.query.s ? JSON.parse(req.query.s) : defaultSettings
+  let settings = req.query.s ? JSON.parse(atob(req.query.s)) : defaultSettings
+  console.log(settings)
   if(!settings.combineWith){
     delete settings.combineWith //remove if unset to avoid crashing
   }
diff --git a/views/pages/search.ejs b/views/pages/search.ejs
index 7704e13..4afdae3 100644
--- a/views/pages/search.ejs
+++ b/views/pages/search.ejs
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ _  /  / / _  /_/ /_  /   _  / /  __/  / / / /_
 <script>
     settingStore = localStorage.getItem('settings')
     if(typeof settingStore == 'string'){
-        document.getElementById('searchSettings').value = settingStore
+        document.getElementById('searchSettings').value = btoa(settingStore)
     }
 </script>
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