diff --git a/radiopadre/__init__.py b/radiopadre/__init__.py
index e25136c..6ed92b6 100644
--- a/radiopadre/__init__.py
+++ b/radiopadre/__init__.py
@@ -280,3 +280,5 @@ def copy_current_notebook(oldpath, newpath, cell=0, copy_dirs='dirs', copy_root=
 from .table import tabulate
 from .render import render_table, render_preamble, render_refresh_button, render_status_message, rich_string, render_url, render_title
 
+# update settings
+settings.finalize_settings()
diff --git a/radiopadre/settings_manager.py b/radiopadre/settings_manager.py
index e476d69..f9afb00 100644
--- a/radiopadre/settings_manager.py
+++ b/radiopadre/settings_manager.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def __init__(self, name="settings"):
         html.width  = 1920, D("default width of HTML canvas")
         html.height = 1024, D("default height of HTML canvas")
 
+    def finalize_settings(self):
         # check extra settings
         env_settings = os.environ.get("RADIOPADRE_SETTINGS")
         if env_settings: