diff --git a/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsModels.ts b/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsModels.ts
index c636a43..90df7a8 100644
--- a/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsModels.ts
+++ b/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsModels.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const zodGlobalSettingsCourse = z.object({
 
 export const zodGlobalSettings = z.object({
   courses: z.array(zodGlobalSettingsCourse),
-  options: z.record(z.any()).optional(),
+  feedbackDelims: z.record(z.string()).optional(),
 });
 
 
diff --git a/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsUtils.test.ts b/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsUtils.test.ts
index 03c804f..350a96b 100644
--- a/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsUtils.test.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ describe("getFeedbackDelimitersFromSettings", () => {
   it("returns custom delimiters if options are present", () => {
     const settings: GlobalSettings = {
       courses: [],
-      options: {
-        feedbackDelims: {
-          neutral: ":|",
-          correct: ":)",
-          incorrect: ":(",
-        },
+      feedbackDelims: {
+        neutral: ":|",
+        correct: ":)",
+        incorrect: ":(",
       },
     };
     const expected = {
@@ -55,10 +53,8 @@ describe("getFeedbackDelimitersFromSettings", () => {
   it("returns mixed delimiters if some options are missing", () => {
     const settings: GlobalSettings = {
       courses: [],
-      options: {
-        feedbackDelims: {
-          correct: ":)",
-        },
+      feedbackDelims: {
+        correct: ":)",
       },
     };
     const expected = {
diff --git a/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsUtils.ts b/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsUtils.ts
index 1075b50..6a401a8 100644
--- a/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/features/local/globalSettings/globalSettingsUtils.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const getFeedbackDelimitersFromSettings = (
 ): FeedbackDelimiters => {
   return overriddenDefaults(
     defaultFeedbackDelimiters,
-    settings.options?.feedbackDelims ?? {} as Record<string, unknown>
+    settings.feedbackDelims ?? ({} as Record<string, unknown>)
   );
 };