diff --git a/server/lib/settings.ts b/server/lib/settings.ts
index 55b6cbd0d..31dd1dad0 100644
--- a/server/lib/settings.ts
+++ b/server/lib/settings.ts
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ interface MainSettings {
   apiKey: string;
 }
 
+interface PublicSettings {
+  initialized: boolean;
+}
+
 interface AllSettings {
   main: MainSettings;
   plex: PlexSettings;
   radarr: RadarrSettings[];
   sonarr: SonarrSettings[];
+  public: PublicSettings;
 }
 
 const SETTINGS_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '../../config/settings.json');
@@ -68,6 +73,9 @@ class Settings {
       },
       radarr: [],
       sonarr: [],
+      public: {
+        initialized: false,
+      },
     };
     if (initialSettings) {
       Object.assign<AllSettings, AllSettings>(this.data, initialSettings);
@@ -106,6 +114,14 @@ class Settings {
     this.data.sonarr = data;
   }
 
+  get public(): PublicSettings {
+    return this.data.public;
+  }
+
+  set public(data: PublicSettings) {
+    this.data.public = data;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Settings Load
    *
@@ -126,7 +142,7 @@ class Settings {
     const data = fs.readFileSync(SETTINGS_PATH, 'utf-8');
 
     if (data) {
-      this.data = JSON.parse(data);
+      this.data = Object.assign(this.data, JSON.parse(data));
     }
     return this.data;
   }
diff --git a/server/overseerr-api.yml b/server/overseerr-api.yml
index 461fbd068..14b699b8a 100644
--- a/server/overseerr-api.yml
+++ b/server/overseerr-api.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ components:
         - activeDirectory
         - is4k
         - enableSeasonFolders
+    PublicSettings:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        initialized:
+          type: boolean
+          example: false
     AllSettings:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -199,11 +205,14 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/SonarrSettings'
+        public:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicSettings'
       required:
         - main
         - plex
         - radarr
         - sonarr
+        - public
 
   securitySchemes:
     cookieAuth:
@@ -430,6 +439,19 @@ paths:
             application/json:
               schema:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/SonarrSettings'
+  /settings/public:
+    get:
+      summary: Returns public settings
+      description: Returns settings that are not protected or sensitive. Mainly used to determine if the app has been configured for the first time.
+      tags:
+        - settings
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Public Settings returned
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicSettings'
   /auth/me:
     get:
       summary: Returns the currently logged in user
diff --git a/server/routes/index.ts b/server/routes/index.ts
index 9669bf4a2..4d786e3eb 100644
--- a/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import authRoutes from './auth';
 import { checkUser, isAuthenticated } from '../middleware/auth';
 import settingsRoutes from './settings';
 import { Permission } from '../lib/permissions';
+import { getSettings } from '../lib/settings';
 
 const router = Router();
 
@@ -16,7 +17,13 @@ router.use(
 );
 router.use('/auth', authRoutes);
 
-router.get('/', (req, res) => {
+router.get('/settings/public', (_req, res) => {
+  const settings = getSettings();
+
+  return res.status(200).json(settings.public);
+});
+
+router.get('/', (_req, res) => {
   return res.status(200).json({
     api: 'Overseerr API',
     version: '1.0',
diff --git a/src/components/Layout/Sidebar/index.tsx b/src/components/Layout/Sidebar/index.tsx
index 71763076f..57259b4e1 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout/Sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout/Sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import Transition from '../../Transition';
 
 interface SidebarProps {