housekeeping

lib/services/storage/settingsStorage.js

@@ -123,8 +123,11 @@ export function upsertSettings(settingsMapOrEntry, userId = null) {
       );
     }
   }
-  // keep cache in sync (only for global settings)
+  // Invalidate cache synchronously so the next getSettings() call rebuilds it.
+  // refreshSettingsCache() is async (reads config.json), so we cannot await it
+  // here without making upsertSettings async everywhere. Nulling is safe because
+  // getSettings() will call refreshSettingsCache() on the next invocation.
   if (userId == null) {
-    refreshSettingsCache();
+    cachedSettingsConfig = null;
   }
 }