diff --git a/ghost/admin/models/settings.js b/ghost/admin/models/settings.js
index f5b2c93710..8ffe3ec7b5 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/models/settings.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/models/settings.js
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
-/*global Ghost */
+/*global Ghost, _ */
 (function () {
     'use strict';
     //id:0 is used to issue PUT requests
     Ghost.Models.Settings = Ghost.ProgressModel.extend({
         url: Ghost.paths.apiRoot + '/settings/?type=blog,theme,app',
-        id: '0'
+        id: '0',
+
+        parse: function (response) {
+            var result = _.reduce(response.settings, function (settings, setting) {
+                settings[setting.key] = setting.value;
+
+                return settings;
+            }, {});
+
+            return result;
+        }
     });
 
 }());