diff --git a/src/store/modules/normalizers.js b/src/store/modules/normalizers.js
index 88e92b8c..cd1670b3 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/normalizers.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/normalizers.js
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ const nonAtomsObjects = ['match_actor', ':match_actor']
 const objects = ['digest', 'pleroma_fe', 'masto_fe', 'poll_limits', 'styling']
 const objectParents = ['mascots']
 
+export const parseNonTuples = (key, value) => {
+  if (key === ':backends') {
+    const index = value.findIndex(el => Array.isArray(el) && el.includes(':ex_syslogger'))
+    const updated = value.map((el, i) => i === index ? ':ex_syslogger' : el)
+    return { value: updated }
+  }
+  return { value }
+}
 // REFACTOR
 export const parseTuples = (tuples, key) => {
   return tuples.reduce((accum, item) => {
diff --git a/src/store/modules/settings.js b/src/store/modules/settings.js
index bea87939..68bed86c 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/settings.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/settings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { fetchDescription, fetchSettings, updateSettings, uploadMedia } from '@/api/settings'
-import { parseTuples, partialUpdate, valueHasTuples, wrapUpdatedSettings } from './normalizers'
+import { parseNonTuples, parseTuples, partialUpdate, valueHasTuples, wrapUpdatedSettings } from './normalizers'
 
 const settings = {
   state: {
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ const settings = {
     },
     SET_SETTINGS: (state, data) => {
       const newSettings = data.reduce((acc, { group, key, value }) => {
-        const parsedValue = valueHasTuples(key, value) ? { value } : parseTuples(value, key)
+        const parsedValue = valueHasTuples(key, value)
+          ? parseNonTuples(key, value)
+          : parseTuples(value, key)
         acc[group][key] = { ...acc[group][key], ...parsedValue }
         return acc
       }, state.settings)
diff --git a/src/views/settings/components/inputComponents/BackendsLoggerInput.vue b/src/views/settings/components/inputComponents/BackendsLoggerInput.vue
index da6af188..7206617a 100644
--- a/src/views/settings/components/inputComponents/BackendsLoggerInput.vue
+++ b/src/views/settings/components/inputComponents/BackendsLoggerInput.vue
@@ -36,7 +36,16 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     updateSetting(value, group, key, input, type) {
-      this.$store.dispatch('UpdateSettings', { group, key, input, value, type })
+      const updatedValue = () => {
+        const index = value.findIndex(el => el === ':ex_syslogger')
+        const updatedArray = value.slice()
+        if (index !== -1) {
+          updatedArray[index] = ['ExSyslogger', ':ex_syslogger']
+        }
+        return updatedArray
+      }
+
+      this.$store.dispatch('UpdateSettings', { group, key, input, value: updatedValue(), type })
       this.$store.dispatch('UpdateState', { group, key, input, value })
     }
   }