diff --git a/src/app/services/backend.service.ts b/src/app/services/backend.service.ts
index c79658a..11c94ff 100644
--- a/src/app/services/backend.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/backend.service.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class BackendService {
   constructor(
     private $http: ng.IHttpService,
     private $q: ng.IQService,
-    private $log: ng.ILogService, 
+    private $log: ng.ILogService,
     private SettingsService: SettingsService) {
   }
 
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ export class BackendService {
 
     //alright let's make this query!
     this.previousCall = word;
-    return this.$http.get(`${this.SettingsService.senseQueryUrl}/${word}`)
+    return this.SettingsService.loadSettings()
+      .then(loadedSettings => this.$http.get(`${loadedSettings.tagitSenseQueryUrl}/${word}`))
   }
 
   sendTaggedDataToServer(senseTag: ISenseTag) {
     this.$log.debug('sendTaggedDataToServer() was called');
-    return this.$http.post(this.SettingsService.senseDestinationUrl, senseTag)
+    return this.SettingsService.loadSettings()
+      .then(loadedSettings => this.$http.post(loadedSettings.tagitSenseDestinationUrl, senseTag))
   }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/services/settings.service.ts b/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
index 78a1ef1..7041a91 100644
--- a/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
@@ -61,12 +61,15 @@ export class SettingsService {
     //use default value if no setting specified.
     .then((loadedSettings: saveableSettings) => {
 
+      /**
+       * tagitSenseQueryUrl is not configurable yet so we just use
+       * the default instead 
+       */
+      loadedSettings.tagitSenseQueryUrl = this._defaultSenseQueryUrl
+
       if (!loadedSettings.tagitSenseDestinationUrl) {
         loadedSettings.tagitSenseDestinationUrl = this._defaultSenseDestinationUrl
       }
-      if (!loadedSettings.tagitSenseQueryUrl) {
-        loadedSettings.tagitSenseQueryUrl = this._defaultSenseQueryUrl
-      }
       if (!loadedSettings.emailToTagWith) {
         loadedSettings.emailToTagWith = ''
       }