diff --git a/slate/slate.py b/slate/slate.py
index b52af3d..938f030 100644
--- a/slate/slate.py
+++ b/slate/slate.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class Slate():
                 project=project,
                 config=copy.deepcopy(config),
                 reinit=self.consume(wandbC, 'reinit', DEFAULT_REINIT),
-                settings=wandb.Settings(self.consume(wandbC, 'settings')),
+                settings=wandb.Settings(**self.consume(wandbC, 'settings', {})),
                 **wandbC
             ) as run:
                 runner = Runner(self, config)
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class Slate():
         with wandb.init(
             project=project,
             reinit=self.consume(wandbC, 'reinit', DEFAULT_REINIT),
-            settings=wandb.Settings(self.consume(wandbC, 'settings')),
+            settings=wandb.Settings(**self.consume(wandbC, 'settings', {})),
             **wandbC
         ) as run:
             config = copy.deepcopy(orig_config)