diff --git a/lib/dashboard.js b/lib/dashboard.js
index cdd2a81..65267f7 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ var THROTTLE_TIMEOUT = 150;
 var Dashboard = function Dashboard(options) {
   this.options = options || {};
   this.views = {};
-  this.settings = options.settings;
 
   this.screen = blessed.screen({
     smartCSR: true,
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ var Dashboard = function Dashboard(options) {
 };
 
 Dashboard.prototype._createViews = function () {
-  this.layouts = generateLayouts(this.options.layoutsFile);
+  this.layouts = generateLayouts(this.options.layoutsFile, this.options.settings);
   this.views = [];
 
   // container prevents stream view scrolling from interfering with side views
@@ -136,11 +135,6 @@ Dashboard.prototype._showLayout = function (id) {
     var View = views.getConstructor(layoutConfig.view);
 
     if (View) {
-      if (this.settings[layoutConfig.view.type]) {
-        layoutConfig = _.merge(layoutConfig, {
-          view: this.settings[layoutConfig.view.type]
-        });
-      }
       var view = new View({
         parent: this.container,
         logProvider: this.logProvider,
diff --git a/lib/generate-layouts.js b/lib/generate-layouts.js
index 091b82c..e8a1642 100644
--- a/lib/generate-layouts.js
+++ b/lib/generate-layouts.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 "use strict";
+
 var _ = require("lodash");
 var assert = require("assert");
 var path = require("path");
 var defaultLayoutConfig = require("./default-layout-config");
 var validate = require("jsonschema").validate;
 var layoutConfigSchema = require("./layout-config-schema.json");
-/* eslint-disable no-magic-numbers */
 
 // Each layout consists of vertical panels, that contains its position and horizontal views.
 // Flex-like positions of panels and views defined by 'grow' and 'size' parameters.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ var createLayout = function (panelsConfig) {
   }, []);
 };
 
-module.exports = function generateLayouts(layoutsFile) {
+var loadConfigs = function (layoutsFile) {
   var layoutConfig = defaultLayoutConfig;
   if (layoutsFile) {
     /* eslint-disable global-require */
@@ -124,6 +124,23 @@ module.exports = function generateLayouts(layoutsFile) {
       "Layout config is invalid:\n\n  * " + validationResult.errors.join("\n  * ") + "\n"
     );
   }
+  return layoutConfig;
+};
+
+var applyCustomizations = function (customizations) {
+  return function (panelsConfig) {
+    return panelsConfig.map(function (view) {
+      var customization = customizations[view.type];
+      if (!customization) {
+        return view;
+      }
+      return _.merge(view, { view: customization });
+    });
+  };
+};
 
-  return layoutConfig.map(createLayout);
+module.exports = function generateLayouts(layoutsFile, customizations) {
+  return loadConfigs(layoutsFile)
+    .map(applyCustomizations(customizations || {}))
+    .map(createLayout);
 };