diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/SettingsController.php
index ff2f0b85..db346f39 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/SettingsController.php
@@ -159,8 +159,22 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
             }

             $nullable = $rpType->allowsNull();
-            if ($nullable) $settingsClass->$key = $request->input($key) ?? null;
-            else $settingsClass->$key = $request->input($key);
+            $inputValue = $nullable ? ($request->input($key) ?? null) : $request->input($key);
+
+            // using currency facade for reward and other currency fields
+            $currencyKeys = [
+                'reward',
+                'credits_reward_after_verify_discord',
+                'credits_reward_after_verify_email',
+                'initial_credits',
+                'min_credits_to_make_server',
+            ];
+
+            if (in_array($key, $currencyKeys) && $inputValue !== null && $inputValue !== '') {
+                $inputValue = Currency::prepareForDatabase($inputValue);
+            }
+
+            $settingsClass->$key = $inputValue;
         }
         $settingsClass->save();

diff --git a/app/Settings/ReferralSettings.php b/app/Settings/ReferralSettings.php
index b6387fef..da47d2e0 100644
--- a/app/Settings/ReferralSettings.php
+++ b/app/Settings/ReferralSettings.php
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ class ReferralSettings extends Settings
         return 'referral';
     }

-    /**
-     * Casts the settings to the correct type.
-     *
-     * @return array<string, CurrencyCast>
-     */
-    public static function casts(): array
-    {
-        return [
-            'reward' => CurrencyCast::class,
-        ];
-    }
+    // /**
+    //  * Casts the settings to the correct type.
+    //  *
+    //  * @return array<string, CurrencyCast>
+    //  */
+    // public static function casts(): array
+    // {
+    //     return [
+    //         'reward' => CurrencyCast::class,
+    //     ];
+    // }

     /**
      * Summary of validations array
diff --git a/app/Settings/UserSettings.php b/app/Settings/UserSettings.php
index f2ecec63..32f7e4c5 100644
--- a/app/Settings/UserSettings.php
+++ b/app/Settings/UserSettings.php
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@ class UserSettings extends Settings
         return 'user';
     }

-    /**
-     * Casts the settings to the correct type.
-     *
-     * @return array<string, CurrencyCast>
-     */
-    public static function casts(): array
-    {
-        return [
-            'credits_reward_after_verify_discord' => CurrencyCast::class,
-            'credits_reward_after_verify_email' => CurrencyCast::class,
-            'initial_credits' => CurrencyCast::class,
-            'min_credits_to_make_server' => CurrencyCast::class,
-        ];
-    }
+    // /**
+    //  * Casts the settings to the correct type.
+    //  *
+    //  * @return array<string, CurrencyCast>
+    //  */
+    // public static function casts(): array
+    // {
+    //     return [
+    //         'credits_reward_after_verify_discord' => CurrencyCast::class,
+    //         'credits_reward_after_verify_email' => CurrencyCast::class,
+    //         'initial_credits' => CurrencyCast::class,
+    //         'min_credits_to_make_server' => CurrencyCast::class,
+    //     ];
+    // }

     /**
      * Summary of validations array