diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/General.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/General.svelte
index ddb81e844b..77500c8a2a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/General.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/General.svelte
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 
 	export let saveHandler: Function;
 
-	let updateAvailable = null;
+	let updateAvailable = false;
 	let version = {
-		current: '',
-		latest: ''
+		current: WEBUI_VERSION,
+		latest: WEBUI_VERSION
 	};
 
 	let adminConfig = null;
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@
 	};
 
 	onMount(async () => {
-		if ($config?.features?.enable_version_update_check) {
-			checkForVersionUpdates();
-		}
-
 		await Promise.all([
 			(async () => {
 				adminConfig = await getAdminConfig(localStorage.token);
@@ -129,7 +125,7 @@
 		const ldapConfig = await getLdapConfig(localStorage.token);
 		ENABLE_LDAP = ldapConfig.ENABLE_LDAP;
 
-		banners = await getBanners(localStorage.token);
+		banners = [...$_banners];
 	});
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
index 772ae6fe2d..f0e3a8dbbb 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	import { getBanners } from '$lib/apis/configs';
 	import { getTerminalServers } from '$lib/apis/terminal';
 	import { getUserSettings } from '$lib/apis/users';
+	import { setTextScale } from '$lib/utils/text-scale';
 
 	import { WEBUI_VERSION, WEBUI_API_BASE_URL } from '$lib/constants';
 	import { compareVersion } from '$lib/utils';
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@
 			settings.set(userSettings.ui);
 		}
 
+		setTextScale($settings?.textScale ?? 1);
+
 		if (cb) {
 			await cb();
 		}
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/admin/settings/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/admin/settings/+page.svelte
index d8a497cb24..2ebe22b6b1 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/admin/settings/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/admin/settings/+page.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 <script>
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-	import Settings from '$lib/components/admin/Settings.svelte';
 
 	onMount(() => {
 		goto('/admin/settings/general');
 	});
 </script>
-
-<Settings />
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 6fae7675ff..0a165a89c8 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -993,18 +993,6 @@
 				$socket?.on('events', chatEventHandler);
 				$socket?.on('events:channel', channelEventHandler);
 
-				const userSettings = await getUserSettings(localStorage.token);
-				if (userSettings) {
-					settings.set(userSettings.ui);
-				} else {
-					try {
-						settings.set(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('settings') ?? '{}'));
-					} catch {
-						settings.set({});
-					}
-				}
-				setTextScale($settings?.textScale ?? 1);
-
 				// Set up the token expiry check
 				if (tokenTimer) {
 					clearInterval(tokenTimer);