From b85192590bcf31aefdf65ee1a8c417eda4c234ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CaIon <i@caion.me>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:46:17 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: handle nil setting in user retrieval from database

---
 model/user.go | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/model/user.go b/model/user.go
index f3e66e6c..1210b543 100644
--- a/model/user.go
+++ b/model/user.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package model
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -853,10 +854,17 @@ func GetUserSetting(id int, fromDB bool) (settingMap dto.UserSetting, err error)
 		// Don't return error - fall through to DB
 	}
 	fromDB = true
-	err = DB.Model(&User{}).Where("id = ?", id).Select("setting").Find(&setting).Error
+	// can be nil setting
+	var safeSetting sql.NullString
+	err = DB.Model(&User{}).Where("id = ?", id).Select("setting").Find(&safeSetting).Error
 	if err != nil {
 		return settingMap, err
 	}
+	if safeSetting.Valid {
+		setting = safeSetting.String
+	} else {
+		setting = ""
+	}
 	userBase := &UserBase{
 		Setting: setting,
 	}