diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Client/StoreClientRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Client/StoreClientRequest.php
index ec70c6374c..e02194dc59 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Client/StoreClientRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Client/StoreClientRequest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests\Client;
 
+use App\DataMapper\ClientSettings;
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\ValidSettingsRule;
 use App\Models\Client;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
@@ -32,11 +34,12 @@ class StoreClientRequest extends Request
 
     public function rules()
     {
+        $this->sanitize();
 
         /* Ensure we have a client name, and that all emails are unique*/
         $rules['name'] = 'required|min:1';
         $rules['id_number'] = 'unique:clients,id_number,' . $this->id . ',id,company_id,' . $this->company_id;
-        //$rules['settings'] = 'json';
+        $rules['settings'] = new ValidSettingsRule();
         
         $contacts = request('contacts');
 
@@ -58,8 +61,8 @@ class StoreClientRequest extends Request
     public function sanitize()
     {
         $input = $this->all();
-
-        $input['settings'] = new \stdClass;
+        
+        $input['settings'] = ClientSettings::defaults();
         
         $this->replace($input);   
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Client/UpdateClientRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Client/UpdateClientRequest.php
index c7df402a8d..3ce792eddd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Client/UpdateClientRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Client/UpdateClientRequest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Requests\Client;
 
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\ValidSettingsRule;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class UpdateClientRequest extends Request
         $rules['shipping_country_id'] = 'integer|nullable';
         //$rules['id_number'] = 'unique:clients,id_number,,id,company_id,' . auth()->user()->company()->id;
         $rules['id_number'] = 'unique:clients,id_number,' . $this->id . ',id,company_id,' . $this->company_id;
+        $rules['settings'] = new ValidSettingsRule();
 
 
 //        $rules['settings'] = 'json';
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/CreateGroupSettingRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/CreateGroupSettingRequest.php
index 1108eb8ef0..672a6e425b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/CreateGroupSettingRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/CreateGroupSettingRequest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Requests\GroupSetting;
 
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\ValidSettingsRule;
 use App\Models\GroupSetting;
 
 class CreateGroupSettingRequest extends Request
@@ -27,4 +28,5 @@ class CreateGroupSettingRequest extends Request
         return auth()->user()->can('create', GroupSetting::class);
     }
 
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/StoreGroupSettingRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/StoreGroupSettingRequest.php
index bc38c71d62..e512ae60a9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/StoreGroupSettingRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/StoreGroupSettingRequest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests\GroupSetting;
 
+use App\DataMapper\ClientSettings;
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\ValidSettingsRule;
 use App\Models\GroupSetting;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
@@ -32,22 +34,25 @@ class StoreGroupSettingRequest extends Request
 
     public function rules()
     {
+        $this->sanitize();
 
-        return [
-            'name' => 'required',
-      //      'settings' => 'json',
-        ];
+        $rules['name'] = 'required';
+        $rules['settings'] = new ValidSettingsRule();
 
+        return $rules;
     }
 
-
     public function sanitize()
     {
         $input = $this->all();
-
+        
+        $input['settings'] = ClientSettings::defaults();
+        
         $this->replace($input);   
+
     }
 
+
     public function messages()
     {
         return [
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/UpdateGroupSettingRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/UpdateGroupSettingRequest.php
index 49691601f1..09efcdf504 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/UpdateGroupSettingRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/GroupSetting/UpdateGroupSettingRequest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Requests\GroupSetting;
 
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
+use App\Http\ValidationRules\ValidSettingsRule;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ class UpdateGroupSettingRequest extends Request
     public function rules()
     {
 
-        return [
-     //       'settings' => 'json',
-        ];
+        $rules['settings'] = new ValidSettingsRule();
+        
+        return $rules;
 
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Libraries/MultiDB.php b/app/Libraries/MultiDB.php
index 0aa88669f9..c68d49169a 100644
--- a/app/Libraries/MultiDB.php
+++ b/app/Libraries/MultiDB.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class MultiDB
 
     public static function findAndSetDbByDomain($domain) :bool
     {
-//\Log::error("searching for {$domain}");
+    //\Log::error("searching for {$domain}");
 
         foreach (self::$dbs as $db)
         {
diff --git a/database/migrations/2014_10_13_000000_create_users_table.php b/database/migrations/2014_10_13_000000_create_users_table.php
index 6f92b7a248..132b28dad7 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2014_10_13_000000_create_users_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2014_10_13_000000_create_users_table.php
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class CreateUsersTable extends Migration
             $table->boolean('custom_surcharge_taxes2')->default(false);
             $table->boolean('custom_surcharge_taxes3')->default(false);
             $table->boolean('custom_surcharge_taxes4')->default(false);
+            $table->boolean('show_product_cost')->default(false);
             $table->unsignedInteger('enabled_tax_rates')->default(1);
 
             // $table->string('website')->nullable();