diff --git a/migrations/upgrades/schemas/20190426156200_set_nullable_value_field_settings_table.php b/migrations/upgrades/schemas/20190426156200_set_nullable_value_field_settings_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1397b92022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/upgrades/schemas/20190426156200_set_nullable_value_field_settings_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+use Phinx\Migration\AbstractMigration;
+
+class SetNullableValueFieldSettingsTable extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    public function up()
+    {
+        $table = $this->table('directus_settings');
+
+        $table->changeColumn('value', 'text', [
+            'null' => true
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/endpoints/Settings.php b/src/endpoints/Settings.php
index c40f3d1d8f..9f9caec084 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/Settings.php
+++ b/src/endpoints/Settings.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public function all(Request $request, Response $response)
          * 
          */
         foreach($fieldData['data'] as $key => $value){
-            switch ($value['interface']) {
+            switch ($value['type']) {
                 case 'file':
                     $result = array_search($value['field'], array_column($responseData['data'], 'key'));
                     if($result){
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function all(Request $request, Response $response)
                         }
                     }
                     break;
-                case 'tags':
+                case 'array':
                     $inputData['value'] = !empty($responseData['data'][$result]['value']) ? $responseData['data'][$result]['value'] : null;
                     break;
             }
@@ -153,13 +153,21 @@ public function getInterfaceBasedInput($request,$setting)
         $inputData = $request->getParsedBody();
         foreach($fieldData['data'] as $key => $value){
             if($value['field'] == $setting){
-                switch ($value['interface']) {
-                    case 'file':
-                        $inputData['value'] = isset($inputData['value']['id']) ? $inputData['value']['id'] : $inputData['value'];
-                        break;
-                    case 'tags':
-                        $inputData['value'] = is_array($inputData['value']) ? implode(",",$inputData['value']) : $inputData['value'];
-                        break;
+                if($inputData['value'] != null){
+                    switch ($value['type']) {
+                        case 'file':
+                            $inputData['value'] = isset($inputData['value']['id']) ? $inputData['value']['id'] : $inputData['value'];
+                            break;
+                        case 'array':
+                            $inputData['value'] = is_array($inputData['value']) ? implode(",",$inputData['value']) : $inputData['value'];
+                            break;
+                        case 'json':
+                            $inputData['value'] = json_encode($inputData['value']);
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }else{
+                    // To convert blank string in null
+                    $inputData['value'] = null;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -174,8 +182,6 @@ public function getInterfaceBasedInput($request,$setting)
      */
     public function update(Request $request, Response $response)
     {
-        $this->validateRequestPayload($request);
-
         $payload = $request->getParsedBody();
         $id = $request->getAttribute('id');
 
@@ -199,6 +205,7 @@ public function update(Request $request, Response $response)
          * Get the interface based input
          * 
          */
+    
         $inputData = $this->getInterfaceBasedInput($request,$serviceData['data']['key']);
         $responseData = $service->update(
             $request->getAttribute('id'),