diff --git a/api/v1/swagger.yaml b/api/v1/swagger.yaml
index ade1b84278..960cfe36c3 100644
--- a/api/v1/swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/v1/swagger.yaml
@@ -8052,10 +8052,8 @@ paths:
                 type: boolean
                 description: If the roomType is active
               settings:
-                type: array
+                type: object
                 description: Default settings for roomType
-                items:
-                  type: object
               rules:
                 type: array
                 description: Default rules for roomType
@@ -8184,10 +8182,8 @@ paths:
                 type: boolean
                 description: If the roomType is active
               settings:
-                type: array
+                type: object
                 description: Default settings for roomType
-                items:
-                  type: object
               rules:
                 type: array
                 description: Default rules for roomType
@@ -10570,9 +10566,7 @@ definitions:
       isEnabled:
         type: boolean
       settings:
-        type: array
-        items:
-          type: object
+        type: object
       rules:
         type: array
         items:
diff --git a/db/helpers/botUtils.js b/db/helpers/botUtils.js
index cf28b20392..f2d98d7866 100644
--- a/db/helpers/botUtils.js
+++ b/db/helpers/botUtils.js
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ const parameterArraySchema = Joi.alternatives().try(
   )
 );
 
+const settingsArraySchema = Joi.array().items(
+    Joi.object().keys({
+      key: Joi.string().regex(/^[0-9a-z_-]+$/i).max(254).required(),
+      helpText: Joi.string().regex(/^\w+(\s\w+)*$/i).required(),
+    })
+  );
+
 const actionArraySchema = Joi.array().items(
   Joi.object().keys({
     name: Joi.string().regex(/^[0-9a-z_-]+$/i).required(),
@@ -98,8 +105,27 @@ function validateDataArray(arr) {
   }
 } // validateDataArray
 
+/**
+ * Custom validation rule that checks the settings array to have
+ * all valid entries. Meaning each element contains key and a value.
+ *
+ * @param {Array} arr - The array to test
+ * @returns {undefined} - OK
+ * @throws {validationError} - Invalid settings array
+ */
+function validateSettingsArray(arr) {
+  const result = Joi.validate(arr, settingsArraySchema);
+
+  if (result.error !== null) {
+    throw new ValidationError({
+      message: result.error.details,
+    });
+  }
+} // validateSettings
+
 module.exports = {
   arrayHasValidParameters,
   validateActionArray,
   validateDataArray,
+  validateSettingsArray,
 }; // exports
diff --git a/db/model/bot.js b/db/model/bot.js
index 412de771e1..b811a45bee 100644
--- a/db/model/bot.js
+++ b/db/model/bot.js
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ module.exports = function bot(seq, dataTypes) {
       },
       comment: 'List of actions a Bot can take',
     },
+    settings: {
+      type: dataTypes.ARRAY(dataTypes.JSONB),
+      allowNull: true,
+      validate: {
+        contains: u.validateSettingsArray,
+      },
+      comment: 'Array[ {key: name of key, helpText: describe the value it is looking for},]',
+    },
     data: {
       type: dataTypes.ARRAY(dataTypes.JSON),
       allowNull: true,
diff --git a/db/model/room.js b/db/model/room.js
index c938f71233..8438754c63 100644
--- a/db/model/room.js
+++ b/db/model/room.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 const constants = require('../constants');
+const u = require('../helpers/roomTypeUtils');
 
 const assoc = {};
 
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ module.exports = function room(seq, dataTypes) {
       },
       comment: 'Create a named room ',
     },
+    settings: {
+      type: dataTypes.JSON,
+      allowNull: true,
+      comment: 'Key/Value pairs for user specific settings',
+    },
     active: {
       type: dataTypes.BOOLEAN,
       defaultValue: false,
@@ -46,8 +52,11 @@ module.exports = function room(seq, dataTypes) {
 
       postImport(models) {
         assoc.type = Room.belongsTo(models.RoomType, {
-          foreignKey: 'type',
-          allowNull: false,
+          foreignKey: {
+            name: 'type',
+            allowNull: false,
+          },
+          onDelete: 'CASCADE',
         });
         assoc.writers = Room.belongsToMany(models.User, {
           as: 'writers',
@@ -56,6 +65,15 @@ module.exports = function room(seq, dataTypes) {
         });
       },
     },
+    hooks: {
+      afterCreate: (instance) => {
+        const RoomType = seq.models.RoomType;
+        return RoomType.findById(instance.type)
+        .then((roomType) => {
+          instance.settings = roomType.settings;
+        });
+      },
+    },
   });
   return Room;
 };
diff --git a/db/model/roomType.js b/db/model/roomType.js
index 2294cf4542..3b5b5208bf 100644
--- a/db/model/roomType.js
+++ b/db/model/roomType.js
@@ -47,11 +47,8 @@ module.exports = function roomType(seq, dataTypes) {
       comment: 'Determines if room type is still enabled for use',
     },
     settings: {
-      type: dataTypes.ARRAY(dataTypes.JSONB),
+      type: dataTypes.JSON,
       allowNull: true,
-      validate: {
-        contains: u.validateSettingsArray,
-      },
       comment: 'Key/Value pairs for user specific settings',
     },
     rules: {
diff --git a/migrations/20170731100411-settings-array-to-object.js b/migrations/20170731100411-settings-array-to-object.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b516e15abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20170731100411-settings-array-to-object.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, salesforce.com, inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license.
+ * For full license text, see LICENSE.txt file in the repo root or
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+'use strict';
+const u = require('../db/helpers/roomTypeUtils');
+
+module.exports = {
+  up: function (qi, Sequelize) {
+    /*
+      Add altering commands here.
+      Return a promise to correctly handle asynchronicity.
+
+      Example:
+      return queryInterface.createTable('users', { id: Sequelize.INTEGER });
+    */
+    return qi.changeColumn('RoomType', 'settings', {
+      type: Sequelize.JSON,
+      allowNull: true,
+    });
+  },
+
+  down: function (qi, Sequelize) {
+    /*
+      Add reverting commands here.
+      Return a promise to correctly handle asynchronicity.
+
+      Example:
+      return queryInterface.dropTable('users');
+    */
+
+    return qi.changeColumn('RoomType', 'settings', {
+      type: Sequelize.ARRAY(Sequelize.JSONB),
+      allowNull: true,
+      validate: {
+        contains: u.validateSettingsArray,
+      },
+    });
+  },
+};
diff --git a/tests/api/v1/roomTypes/utils.js b/tests/api/v1/roomTypes/utils.js
index 81863de8c7..0f1788e4fc 100644
--- a/tests/api/v1/roomTypes/utils.js
+++ b/tests/api/v1/roomTypes/utils.js
@@ -20,16 +20,10 @@ const n2 = n+'NonActive';
 const standard = {
   name: n,
   isEnabled: true,
-  settings: [
-    {
-      key: 'Key1',
-      value: 'Value1',
-    },
-    {
-      key: 'Key2',
-      value: 'Value2',
-    },
-  ],
+  settings: {
+    Key1: 'Value1',
+    Key2: 'Value2',
+  },
   rules: [
     {
       rule: {
@@ -92,16 +86,10 @@ const standard = {
 const nonActive = {
   name: n2,
   isEnabled: false,
-  settings: [
-    {
-      key: 'Key1',
-      value: 'Value1',
-    },
-    {
-      key: 'Key2',
-      value: 'Value2',
-    },
-  ],
+  settings: {
+    Key1: 'Value1',
+    Key2: 'Value2',
+  },
   rules: [
     {
       rule: {
diff --git a/tests/api/v1/rooms/delete.js b/tests/api/v1/rooms/delete.js
index 7738b2bacb..a43f5a6208 100644
--- a/tests/api/v1/rooms/delete.js
+++ b/tests/api/v1/rooms/delete.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const RoomType = tu.db.RoomType;
 const v = require('../roomTypes/utils');
 
 describe(`api: DELETE ${path}`, () => {
+  let testRoomType;
   let testRoom;
   let token;
 
diff --git a/tests/api/v1/rooms/get.js b/tests/api/v1/rooms/get.js
index ec44743306..0f38912171 100644
--- a/tests/api/v1/rooms/get.js
+++ b/tests/api/v1/rooms/get.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const RoomType = tu.db.RoomType;
 const v = require('../roomTypes/utils');
 
 describe(`api: GET ${path}`, () => {
+  let testRoomType;
   let testRoom;
   let token;
 
diff --git a/tests/api/v1/rooms/patch.js b/tests/api/v1/rooms/patch.js
index 9314144ba3..f754859d0d 100644
--- a/tests/api/v1/rooms/patch.js
+++ b/tests/api/v1/rooms/patch.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const RoomType = tu.db.RoomType;
 const v = require('../roomTypes/utils');
 
 describe(`api: PATCH ${path}`, () => {
+  let testRoomType;
   let testRoom;
   let token;
 
diff --git a/tests/api/v1/rooms/utils.js b/tests/api/v1/rooms/utils.js
index e86e4e1f8c..825f9e7894 100644
--- a/tests/api/v1/rooms/utils.js
+++ b/tests/api/v1/rooms/utils.js
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ const roomTypeSchema = {
   ],
 };
 
-const roomType = tu.db.RoomType.create(roomTypeSchema);
-
 const standard = {
   name: n,
   active: true,
diff --git a/tests/db/model/bot/create.js b/tests/db/model/bot/create.js
index 9362808f0d..b09f31cfce 100644
--- a/tests/db/model/bot/create.js
+++ b/tests/db/model/bot/create.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ describe('db: bot: create: ', () => {
         expect(o.actions[0].parameters.length).to.equal(4);
         expect(o).to.have.property('data');
         expect(o.data.length).to.equal(5);
+        expect(o).to.have.property('settings');
+        expect(o.settings.length).to.equal(1);
         done();
       })
     .catch(done);
diff --git a/tests/db/model/bot/utils.js b/tests/db/model/bot/utils.js
index 549f481f79..d1fe8eed1d 100644
--- a/tests/db/model/bot/utils.js
+++ b/tests/db/model/bot/utils.js
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ const standard = {
   url: 'http://www.bar.com',
   ui: uiBlob,
   active: true,
+  settings: [
+    {
+      key: 'key1',
+      helpText: 'help Text 1'
+    }
+  ],
   actions: [
     {
       name: 'Action1',
diff --git a/tests/db/model/room/create.js b/tests/db/model/room/create.js
index 42acf10916..eae93185cf 100644
--- a/tests/db/model/room/create.js
+++ b/tests/db/model/room/create.js
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@ describe('db: room: create: ', () => {
     .catch(done);
     });
 
+    it('ok, room created settings default', (done) => {
+      RoomType.create(v.getStandard())
+      .then((roomType) => {
+        const room = u.getStandard();
+        room.type = roomType.id;
+        return Room.create(room);
+      })
+      .then((o) => {
+        expect(o).to.have.property('settings');
+        expect(o.settings.Key1).to.equal('Value1');
+        done();
+      })
+    .catch(done);
+    });
+
     it('ok, room created active false', (done) => {
       RoomType.create(v.getStandard())
       .then((roomType) => {
@@ -70,5 +85,21 @@ describe('db: room: create: ', () => {
       })
     .catch(done);
     });
+
+    it('fail, room type null', (done) => {
+      RoomType.create(v.getStandard())
+      .then((roomType) => {
+        const room = u.getStandard();
+        room.type = null;
+        return Room.create(room);
+      })
+      .then(() => done(tu.valError))
+      .catch((err) => {
+        expect(err.message.toLowerCase()).to.contain('notnull violation');
+        done();
+      })
+    .catch(done);
+    });
+
   });
 });
diff --git a/tests/db/model/roomType/create.js b/tests/db/model/roomType/create.js
index 1fc935a304..96a7a8b94b 100644
--- a/tests/db/model/roomType/create.js
+++ b/tests/db/model/roomType/create.js
@@ -58,74 +58,6 @@ describe('db: roomType: create: ', () => {
     .catch(done);
     });
 
-    it('fail, room type setting missing value', (done) => {
-      const roomtype = u.getStandard();
-      roomtype.settings = [
-        {
-          key: 'Key1',
-        },
-      ];
-      RoomType.create(roomtype)
-      .then(() => done(tu.valError))
-      .catch((err) => {
-        expect(err.name).to.equal(tu.valErrorName);
-        expect(err.message.toLowerCase()).to.contain('validation error');
-        done();
-      })
-    .catch(done);
-    });
-
-    it('fail, room type setting missing key', (done) => {
-      const roomtype = u.getStandard();
-      roomtype.settings = [
-        {
-          value: 'value1',
-        },
-      ];
-      RoomType.create(roomtype)
-      .then(() => done(tu.valError))
-      .catch((err) => {
-        expect(err.name).to.equal(tu.valErrorName);
-        expect(err.message.toLowerCase()).to.contain('validation error');
-        done();
-      })
-    .catch(done);
-    });
-
-    it('fail, room type setting key invalid', (done) => {
-      const roomtype = u.getStandard();
-      roomtype.settings = [
-        {
-          key: invalidValue,
-          value: 'value1',
-        },
-      ];
-      RoomType.create(roomtype)
-      .then(() => done(tu.valError))
-      .catch((err) => {
-        expect(err.name).to.equal(tu.valErrorName);
-        expect(err.message.toLowerCase()).to.contain('validation error');
-        done();
-      })
-    .catch(done);
-    });
-
-    it('fail, room type settings not array', (done) => {
-      const roomtype = u.getStandard();
-      roomtype.settings = {
-        key: 'Key1',
-        value: 'Value1',
-      };
-      RoomType.create(roomtype)
-      .then(() => done(tu.valError))
-      .catch((err) => {
-        expect(err.name).to.equal(tu.valErrorName);
-        expect(err.message.toLowerCase()).to.contain('validation error');
-        done();
-      })
-    .catch(done);
-    });
-
     it('fail, room type rules not array', (done) => {
       const roomtype = u.getStandard();
       roomtype.rules = {
diff --git a/tests/db/model/roomType/utils.js b/tests/db/model/roomType/utils.js
index 5e329e4395..400087ce9f 100644
--- a/tests/db/model/roomType/utils.js
+++ b/tests/db/model/roomType/utils.js
@@ -19,16 +19,10 @@ const n = `${tu.namePrefix}TestRoomType`;
 const standard = {
   name: n,
   isEnabled: true,
-  settings: [
-    {
-      key: 'Key1',
-      value: 'Value1',
-    },
-    {
-      key: 'Key2',
-      value: 'Value2',
-    },
-  ],
+  settings: {
+    Key1: 'Value1',
+    Key2: 'Value2',
+  },
   rules: [
     {
       rule: {