diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/Authenticator.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/Authenticator.scala
index fbbb6bccf..bb61a3bfa 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/Authenticator.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/Authenticator.scala
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ trait Authenticator {
    */
   type Value
 
+  /**
+   * The type of the settings an authenticator can handle.
+   */
+  type Settings
+
   /**
    * Gets the linked login info for an identity.
    *
diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/services/AuthenticatorService.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/services/AuthenticatorService.scala
index 426050e71..569c420cc 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/services/AuthenticatorService.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/services/AuthenticatorService.scala
@@ -88,17 +88,12 @@ trait AuthenticatorService[T <: Authenticator] extends ExecutionContextProvider
    */
   type Self <: AuthenticatorService[T]
 
-  /**
-   * The type of the settings.
-   */
-  type Settings
-
   /**
    * Gets the authenticator settings.
    *
    * @return The authenticator settings.
    */
-  def settings: Settings
+  def settings: T#Settings
 
   /**
    * Gets an authenticator service initialized with a new settings object.
@@ -106,7 +101,7 @@ trait AuthenticatorService[T <: Authenticator] extends ExecutionContextProvider
    * @param f A function which gets the settings passed and returns different settings.
    * @return An instance of the authenticator service initialized with new settings.
    */
-  def withSettings(f: Settings => Settings): Self
+  def withSettings(f: T#Settings => T#Settings): Self
 
   /**
    * Creates a new authenticator for the specified login info.
diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/BearerTokenAuthenticator.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/BearerTokenAuthenticator.scala
index 554059506..ccb5f3845 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/BearerTokenAuthenticator.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/BearerTokenAuthenticator.scala
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ case class BearerTokenAuthenticator(
    */
   override type Value = String
 
+  /**
+   * The type of the settings an authenticator can handle.
+   */
+  override type Settings = BearerTokenAuthenticatorSettings
+
   /**
    * Checks if the authenticator isn't expired and isn't timed out.
    *
@@ -105,11 +110,6 @@ class BearerTokenAuthenticatorService(
    */
   override type Self = BearerTokenAuthenticatorService
 
-  /**
-   * The type of the settings.
-   */
-  override type Settings = BearerTokenAuthenticatorSettings
-
   /**
    * Gets an authenticator service initialized with a new settings object.
    *
diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/CookieAuthenticator.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/CookieAuthenticator.scala
index e5c2ba7ac..c124f0180 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/CookieAuthenticator.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/CookieAuthenticator.scala
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ case class CookieAuthenticator(
    */
   override type Value = Cookie
 
+  /**
+   * The type of the settings an authenticator can handle.
+   */
+  override type Settings = CookieAuthenticatorSettings
+
   /**
    * Checks if the authenticator isn't expired and isn't timed out.
    *
@@ -176,11 +181,6 @@ class CookieAuthenticatorService(
    */
   override type Self = CookieAuthenticatorService
 
-  /**
-   * The type of the settings.
-   */
-  override type Settings = CookieAuthenticatorSettings
-
   /**
    * Gets an authenticator service initialized with a new settings object.
    *
diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/DummyAuthenticator.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/DummyAuthenticator.scala
index af65c0986..e3d8f086f 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/DummyAuthenticator.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/DummyAuthenticator.scala
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ case class DummyAuthenticator(loginInfo: LoginInfo) extends Authenticator {
    */
   override type Value = Unit
 
+  /**
+   * The type of the settings an authenticator can handle.
+   */
+  override type Settings = Unit
+
   /**
    * Authenticator is always valid.
    *
@@ -56,11 +61,6 @@ class DummyAuthenticatorService(implicit val executionContext: ExecutionContext)
    */
   override type Self = DummyAuthenticatorService
 
-  /**
-   * The type of the settings.
-   */
-  override type Settings = Unit
-
   /**
    * Gets the authenticator settings.
    *
diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/JWTAuthenticator.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/JWTAuthenticator.scala
index ea8529324..b7bcdb3a5 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/JWTAuthenticator.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/JWTAuthenticator.scala
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ case class JWTAuthenticator(
    */
   override type Value = String
 
+  /**
+   * The type of the settings an authenticator can handle.
+   */
+  override type Settings = JWTAuthenticatorSettings
+
   /**
    * Checks if the authenticator isn't expired and isn't timed out.
    *
@@ -253,11 +258,6 @@ class JWTAuthenticatorService(
    */
   override type Self = JWTAuthenticatorService
 
-  /**
-   * The type of the settings.
-   */
-  override type Settings = JWTAuthenticatorSettings
-
   /**
    * Gets an authenticator service initialized with a new settings object.
    *
diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/SessionAuthenticator.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/SessionAuthenticator.scala
index 0c10a6cae..1741f8915 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/SessionAuthenticator.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/impl/authenticators/SessionAuthenticator.scala
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ case class SessionAuthenticator(
    */
   override type Value = Session
 
+  /**
+   * The type of the settings an authenticator can handle.
+   */
+  override type Settings = SessionAuthenticatorSettings
+
   /**
    * Checks if the authenticator isn't expired and isn't timed out.
    *
@@ -158,11 +163,6 @@ class SessionAuthenticatorService(
    */
   override type Self = SessionAuthenticatorService
 
-  /**
-   * The type of the settings.
-   */
-  override type Settings = SessionAuthenticatorSettings
-
   /**
    * Gets an authenticator service initialized with a new settings object.
    *