diff --git a/src/components/settings/DHCPInfo.js b/src/components/settings/DHCPInfo.js
index 7c8cddf..d8a1f31 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/DHCPInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/DHCPInfo.js
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ import {
 
 class DHCPInfo extends Component {
   state = {
-    active: "---",
-    ip_start: "---",
-    ip_end: "---",
-    router_ip: "---",
-    lease_time: "---",
-    domain: "---",
-    ipv6_support: "---"
+    active: false,
+    ip_start: "",
+    ip_end: "",
+    router_ip: "",
+    lease_time: 24,
+    domain: "",
+    ipv6_support: false
   };
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -54,18 +54,7 @@ class DHCPInfo extends Component {
           ipv6_support: res.ipv6_support
         });
       })
-      .catch(ignoreCancel)
-      .catch(() => {
-        this.setState({
-          active: "-!-",
-          ip_start: "-!-",
-          ip_end: "-!-",
-          router_ip: "-!-",
-          lease_time: "-!-",
-          domain: "-!-",
-          ipv6_support: "-!-"
-        });
-      });
+      .catch(ignoreCancel);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/src/components/settings/DNSInfo.js b/src/components/settings/DNSInfo.js
index 8a6d9b3..5ecabf6 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/DNSInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/DNSInfo.js
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ import { api, ignoreCancel, makeCancelable } from "../../utils";
 
 class DNSInfo extends Component {
   state = {
-    upstream_dns: ["---"],
+    upstream_dns: [],
     conditional_forwarding: {
-      enabled: "---",
-      router_ip: "---",
-      domain: "---"
+      enabled: false,
+      router_ip: "",
+      domain: ""
     },
     options: {
-      fqdn_required: "---",
-      bogus_priv: "---",
-      dnssec: "---",
-      listening_type: "---"
+      fqdn_required: false,
+      bogus_priv: false,
+      dnssec: false,
+      listening_type: "single"
     }
   };
 
@@ -42,23 +42,7 @@ class DNSInfo extends Component {
       .then(res => {
         this.setState(res);
       })
-      .catch(ignoreCancel)
-      .catch(() => {
-        this.setState({
-          upstream_dns: ["-!-"],
-          options: {
-            fqdn_required: "-!-",
-            bogus_priv: "-!-",
-            dnssec: "-!-",
-            listening_type: "-!-"
-          },
-          conditional_forwarding: {
-            enabled: "-!-",
-            router_ip: "-!-",
-            domain: "-!-"
-          }
-        });
-      });
+      .catch(ignoreCancel);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/src/components/settings/FTLInfo.js b/src/components/settings/FTLInfo.js
index d87d00c..71f4bac 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/FTLInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/FTLInfo.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import { api, ignoreCancel, makeCancelable } from "../../utils";
 
 class FTLInfo extends Component {
   state = {
-    filesize: "---",
-    queries: "---",
-    sqlite_version: "---"
+    filesize: 0,
+    queries: 0,
+    sqlite_version: ""
   };
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -37,14 +37,7 @@ class FTLInfo extends Component {
           sqlite_version: res.sqlite_version
         });
       })
-      .catch(ignoreCancel)
-      .catch(() => {
-        this.setState({
-          queries: "-!-",
-          filesize: "-!-",
-          sqlite_version: "-!-"
-        });
-      });
+      .catch(ignoreCancel);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/src/components/settings/NetworkInfo.js b/src/components/settings/NetworkInfo.js
index 7ee9e1e..0cd94af 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/NetworkInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/NetworkInfo.js
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import { Col, Form, FormGroup, Input, Label } from "reactstrap";
 
 class NetworkInfo extends Component {
   state = {
-    interface: "---",
-    ipv4_address: "---",
-    ipv6_address: "---",
-    hostname: "---"
+    interface: "",
+    ipv4_address: "",
+    ipv6_address: "",
+    hostname: ""
   };
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -40,15 +40,7 @@ class NetworkInfo extends Component {
           hostname: res.hostname
         });
       })
-      .catch(ignoreCancel)
-      .catch(() => {
-        this.setState({
-          interface: "-!-",
-          ipv4_address: "-!-",
-          ipv6_address: "-!-",
-          hostname: "-!-"
-        });
-      });
+      .catch(ignoreCancel);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/src/components/settings/VersionInfo.js b/src/components/settings/VersionInfo.js
index 5c6b59b..ced1ce5 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/VersionInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/settings/VersionInfo.js
@@ -16,24 +16,24 @@ import VersionCard from "./VersionCard";
 class VersionInfo extends Component {
   state = {
     api: {
-      branch: "---",
-      hash: "---",
-      tag: "---"
+      branch: "unknown",
+      hash: "unknown",
+      tag: "unknown"
     },
     core: {
-      branch: "---",
-      hash: "---",
-      tag: "---"
+      branch: "unknown",
+      hash: "unknown",
+      tag: "unknown"
     },
     ftl: {
-      branch: "---",
-      hash: "---",
-      tag: "---"
+      branch: "unknown",
+      hash: "unknown",
+      tag: "unknown"
     },
     web: {
-      branch: "---",
-      hash: "---",
-      tag: "---"
+      branch: "unknown",
+      hash: "unknown",
+      tag: "unknown"
     }
   };
 
@@ -51,31 +51,7 @@ class VersionInfo extends Component {
       .then(res => {
         this.setState(res);
       })
-      .catch(ignoreCancel)
-      .catch(() => {
-        this.setState({
-          api: {
-            branch: "-!-",
-            hash: "-!-",
-            tag: "-!-"
-          },
-          core: {
-            branch: "-!-",
-            hash: "-!-",
-            tag: "-!-"
-          },
-          ftl: {
-            branch: "-!-",
-            hash: "-!-",
-            tag: "-!-"
-          },
-          web: {
-            branch: "-!-",
-            hash: "-!-",
-            tag: "-!-"
-          }
-        });
-      });
+      .catch(ignoreCancel);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {