diff --git a/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue b/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
index f2b37a86b..396b0f21b 100644
--- a/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
+++ b/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
     <div id="app">
         <b-alert :show="shopping_list_store.has_failed_items" class="float-up mt-2" variant="warning">
-            {{$t('ShoppingBackgroundSyncWarning')}}
+            {{ $t('ShoppingBackgroundSyncWarning') }}
         </b-alert>
 
         <div class="row float-top w-100">
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
                 <template #title>
                     <i v-if="!shopping_list_store.currently_updating && useShoppingListStore().autosync_has_focus"
                        class="fas fa-shopping-cart fa-fw"></i>
-                    <i v-if="!shopping_list_store.currently_updating && !useShoppingListStore().autosync_has_focus" class="fas fa-eye-slash"></i>
+                    <i v-if="!shopping_list_store.currently_updating && !useShoppingListStore().autosync_has_focus"
+                       class="fas fa-eye-slash"></i>
                     <b-spinner v-if="shopping_list_store.currently_updating" type="border" small
                                style="width: 1.25em!important; height: 1.25em!important;"></b-spinner>
                     <span class="d-none d-md-inline-block ml-1">
@@ -337,8 +338,7 @@
                 </template>
                 <div class="row justify-content-center">
                     <div class="col-12 col-md-8">
-                        <shopping-settings-component @updated="user_preference_store.updateUserSettings()"
-                                                     :user_id="user_id"></shopping-settings-component>
+                        <shopping-settings-component></shopping-settings-component>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </b-tab>
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ export default {
             new_category: {entrymode: false, value: undefined},
             autosync_id: undefined,
             new_item: {amount: 1, unit: undefined, food: undefined, ingredient: undefined},
-            online: true,
             new_recipe: {
                 id: undefined,
             },
@@ -543,15 +542,14 @@ export default {
     },
     watch: {},
     mounted() {
-        window.addEventListener("online", this.updateOnlineStatus)
-        window.addEventListener("offline", this.updateOnlineStatus)
-
-        addEventListener("visibilitychange", (event) => {useShoppingListStore().autosync_has_focus = (document.visibilityState === 'visible')});
+        addEventListener("visibilitychange", (event) => {
+            useShoppingListStore().autosync_has_focus = (document.visibilityState === 'visible')
+        });
 
         this.$i18n.locale = window.CUSTOM_LOCALE
 
         this.shopping_list_store.refreshFromAPI()
-        useUserPreferenceStore().loadUserSettings()
+        useUserPreferenceStore().loadUserSettings(true)
         useUserPreferenceStore().loadDeviceSettings()
         this.autoSyncLoop()
     },
@@ -567,12 +565,12 @@ export default {
             this.autosync_id = undefined
 
             let timeout = Math.max(this.user_preference_store.user_settings.shopping_auto_sync, 1) * 1000 // if disabled (shopping_auto_sync=0) check again after 1 second if enabled
-
+            console.log('setting', this.user_preference_store.user_settings.shopping_auto_sync, 'timeout ', timeout)
             this.autosync_id = setTimeout(() => {
-                if (this.online && this.user_preference_store.user_settings.shopping_auto_sync > 0) {
+                if (this.user_preference_store.user_settings.shopping_auto_sync > 0) {
                     this.shopping_list_store.autosync()
-                    this.autoSyncLoop()
                 }
+                this.autoSyncLoop()
             }, timeout)
         },
         /**
@@ -659,7 +657,7 @@ export default {
         checkGroup(group, checked_state) {
             let all_entries = {}
             for (let f in group.foods) {
-                all_entries = Object.assign({},all_entries, group.foods[f].entries)
+                all_entries = Object.assign({}, all_entries, group.foods[f].entries)
             }
             useShoppingListStore().setEntriesCheckedState(all_entries, checked_state, true)
         },
@@ -881,14 +879,6 @@ export default {
                 })
             }
         },
-        updateOnlineStatus(e) {
-            const {type} = e
-            this.online = type === "online"
-        },
-        beforeDestroy() {
-            window.removeEventListener("online", this.updateOnlineStatus)
-            window.removeEventListener("offline", this.updateOnlineStatus)
-        },
         /**
          * open standard shopping modal to add selected recipe to shopping list
          * @param recipe recipe object to add to shopping
diff --git a/vue/src/components/Settings/ShoppingSettingsComponent.vue b/vue/src/components/Settings/ShoppingSettingsComponent.vue
index dfa963198..945e08664 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/Settings/ShoppingSettingsComponent.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/Settings/ShoppingSettingsComponent.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <template>
-    <div v-if="user_preferences !== undefined">
+    <div v-if="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings !== undefined">
         <b-form-group :label="$t('shopping_share')" :description="$t('shopping_share_desc')">
             <generic-multiselect
-                @change="user_preferences.shopping_share = $event.val; updateSettings(false)"
+                @change="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_share = $event.val; updateSettings(false)"
                 :model="Models.USER"
-                :initial_selection="user_preferences.shopping_share"
+                :initial_selection="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_share"
                 label="display_name"
                 :multiple="true"
                 :placeholder="$t('User')"
@@ -12,101 +12,95 @@
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :label="$t('shopping_auto_sync')" :description="$t('shopping_auto_sync_desc')">
-            <b-form-input type="range" :min="SHOPPING_MIN_AUTOSYNC_INTERVAL" max="60" step="1" v-model="user_preferences.shopping_auto_sync"
+            <b-form-input type="range" :min="SHOPPING_MIN_AUTOSYNC_INTERVAL" max="60" step="1" v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_auto_sync"
                           @change="updateSettings(false)"></b-form-input>
             <div class="text-center">
-                <span v-if="user_preferences.shopping_auto_sync > 0">
-                    {{ Math.round(user_preferences.shopping_auto_sync) }}
-                    <span v-if="user_preferences.shopping_auto_sync === 1">{{ $t('Second') }}</span>
+                <span v-if="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_auto_sync > 0">
+                    {{ Math.round(useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_auto_sync) }}
+                    <span v-if="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_auto_sync === 1">{{ $t('Second') }}</span>
                     <span v-else> {{ $t('Seconds') }}</span>
                 </span>
 
-                <span v-if="user_preferences.shopping_auto_sync < 1">{{ $t('Disable') }}</span>
+                <span v-if="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_auto_sync < 1">{{ $t('Disable') }}</span>
             </div>
             <br/>
-                <b-button class="btn btn-sm" @click="user_preferences.shopping_auto_sync = 0; updateSettings(false)">{{ $t('Disabled') }}</b-button>
+                <b-button class="btn btn-sm" @click="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_auto_sync = 0; updateSettings(false)">{{ $t('Disabled') }}</b-button>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :description="$t('mealplan_autoadd_shopping_desc')">
-            <b-form-checkbox v-model="user_preferences.mealplan_autoadd_shopping"
+            <b-form-checkbox v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.mealplan_autoadd_shopping"
                              @change="updateSettings(false)">{{ $t('mealplan_autoadd_shopping') }}
             </b-form-checkbox>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :description="$t('mealplan_autoexclude_onhand_desc')">
-            <b-form-checkbox v-model="user_preferences.mealplan_autoexclude_onhand"
+            <b-form-checkbox v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.mealplan_autoexclude_onhand"
                              @change="updateSettings(false)">{{ $t('mealplan_autoexclude_onhand') }}
             </b-form-checkbox>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :description="$t('mealplan_autoinclude_related_desc')">
-            <b-form-checkbox v-model="user_preferences.mealplan_autoinclude_related"
+            <b-form-checkbox v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.mealplan_autoinclude_related"
                              @change="updateSettings(false)">{{ $t('mealplan_autoinclude_related') }}
             </b-form-checkbox>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :description="$t('shopping_add_onhand_desc')">
-            <b-form-checkbox v-model="user_preferences.shopping_add_onhand"
+            <b-form-checkbox v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_add_onhand"
                              @change="updateSettings(false)">{{ $t('shopping_add_onhand') }}
             </b-form-checkbox>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :label="$t('default_delay')" :description="$t('default_delay_desc')">
-            <b-form-input type="range" min="1" max="72" step="1" v-model="user_preferences.default_delay"
+            <b-form-input type="range" min="1" max="72" step="1" v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.default_delay"
                           @change="updateSettings(false)"></b-form-input>
             <div class="text-center">
-                <span>{{ Math.round(user_preferences.default_delay) }}
-                    <span v-if="user_preferences.default_delay === 1">{{ $t('Hour') }}</span>
+                <span>{{ Math.round(useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.default_delay) }}
+                    <span v-if="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.default_delay === 1">{{ $t('Hour') }}</span>
                     <span v-else> {{ $t('Hours') }}</span>
                 </span>
             </div>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :description="$t('filter_to_supermarket_desc')">
-            <b-form-checkbox v-model="user_preferences.filter_to_supermarket"
+            <b-form-checkbox v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.filter_to_supermarket"
                              @change="updateSettings(false)">{{ $t('filter_to_supermarket') }}
             </b-form-checkbox>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :label="$t('shopping_recent_days')" :description="$t('shopping_recent_days_desc')">
-            <b-form-input type="range" min="0" max="14" step="1" v-model="user_preferences.shopping_recent_days"
+            <b-form-input type="range" min="0" max="14" step="1" v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_recent_days"
                           @change="updateSettings(false)"></b-form-input>
             <div class="text-center">
-                <span>{{ Math.round(user_preferences.shopping_recent_days) }}
-                    <span v-if="user_preferences.shopping_recent_days === 1">{{ $t('Day') }}</span>
+                <span>{{ Math.round(useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_recent_days) }}
+                    <span v-if="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.shopping_recent_days === 1">{{ $t('Day') }}</span>
                     <span v-else> {{ $t('Days') }}</span>
                 </span>
             </div>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :label="$t('csv_delim_label')" :description="$t('csv_delim_help')">
-            <b-form-input v-model="user_preferences.csv_delim" @change="updateSettings(false)"></b-form-input>
+            <b-form-input v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.csv_delim" @change="updateSettings(false)"></b-form-input>
         </b-form-group>
 
         <b-form-group :label="$t('csv_prefix_label')" :description="$t('csv_prefix_help')">
-            <b-form-input v-model="user_preferences.csv_prefix" @change="updateSettings(false)"></b-form-input>
+            <b-form-input v-model="useUserPreferenceStore().user_settings.csv_prefix" @change="updateSettings(false)"></b-form-input>
         </b-form-group>
 
     </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import {ApiApiFactory} from "@/utils/openapi/api";
 import {ApiMixin, StandardToasts} from "@/utils/utils";
 
-import axios from "axios";
 import GenericMultiselect from "@/components/GenericMultiselect";
-
-axios.defaults.xsrfCookieName = 'csrftoken'
-axios.defaults.xsrfHeaderName = "X-CSRFTOKEN"
+import {useUserPreferenceStore} from "@/stores/UserPreferenceStore";
 
 export default {
     name: "ShoppingSettingsComponent",
     mixins: [ApiMixin],
     components: {GenericMultiselect},
-    props: {
-        user_id: Number,
-    },
+    props: { },
     data() {
         return {
             user_preferences: undefined,
@@ -115,30 +109,15 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     mounted() {
-        this.user_preferences = this.preferences
         this.languages = window.AVAILABLE_LANGUAGES
-        this.loadSettings()
+
+        useUserPreferenceStore().loadUserSettings(false)
     },
     methods: {
-        loadSettings: function () {
-            let apiFactory = new ApiApiFactory()
-            apiFactory.retrieveUserPreference(this.user_id.toString()).then(result => {
-                this.user_preferences = result.data
-            }).catch(err => {
-                StandardToasts.makeStandardToast(this, StandardToasts.FAIL_FETCH, err)
-            })
-        },
+        useUserPreferenceStore,
         updateSettings: function (reload) {
-            let apiFactory = new ApiApiFactory()
             this.$emit('updated', this.user_preferences)
-            apiFactory.partialUpdateUserPreference(this.user_id.toString(), this.user_preferences).then(result => {
-                StandardToasts.makeStandardToast(this, StandardToasts.SUCCESS_UPDATE)
-                if (reload) {
-                    location.reload()
-                }
-            }).catch(err => {
-                StandardToasts.makeStandardToast(this, StandardToasts.FAIL_UPDATE, err)
-            })
+            useUserPreferenceStore().updateUserSettings()
         },
     }
 }
diff --git a/vue/src/stores/ShoppingListStore.js b/vue/src/stores/ShoppingListStore.js
index c4791f1af..732298d0e 100644
--- a/vue/src/stores/ShoppingListStore.js
+++ b/vue/src/stores/ShoppingListStore.js
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ export const useShoppingListStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, {
          */
         autosync() {
             if (!this.currently_updating && this.autosync_has_focus) {
+                console.log('running autosync')
 
                 this.currently_updating = true
 
@@ -203,8 +204,6 @@ export const useShoppingListStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, {
                 }).then((r) => {
                     r.data.forEach((e) => {
                         // dont update stale client data
-                        console.log('new: ', !(Object.keys(this.entries).includes(e.id.toString())), ' updated at ', Date.parse(this.entries[e.id].updated_at) < Date.parse(e.updated_at))
-                        console.log('client updated at ', this.entries[e.id].updated_at,Date.parse(this.entries[e.id].updated_at), ' server updated at ', e.updated_at,Date.parse(e.updated_at))
                         if (!(Object.keys(this.entries).includes(e.id.toString())) || Date.parse(this.entries[e.id].updated_at) < Date.parse(e.updated_at)) {
                             console.log('auto sync updating entry ', e)
                             Vue.set(this.entries, e.id, e)
@@ -326,7 +325,6 @@ export const useShoppingListStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, {
             if (undo) {
                 this.registerChange((checked ? 'CHECKED' : 'UNCHECKED'), entries)
             }
-            console.log('entry changed at ', Date.now(), ' setting to ', moment().format())
 
             let entry_id_list = []
             for (let i in entries) {
diff --git a/vue/src/stores/UserPreferenceStore.js b/vue/src/stores/UserPreferenceStore.js
index b358ff83a..4dc9b2d5e 100644
--- a/vue/src/stores/UserPreferenceStore.js
+++ b/vue/src/stores/UserPreferenceStore.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {defineStore} from 'pinia'
 
 import {ApiApiFactory, UserPreference} from "@/utils/openapi/api";
 import Vue from "vue";
+import {StandardToasts} from "@/utils/utils";
 
 const _STALE_TIME_IN_MS = 1000 * 30
 const _STORE_ID = 'user_preference_store'
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export const useUserPreferenceStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, {
             localStorage.setItem(_LS_DEVICE_SETTINGS, JSON.stringify(this.device_settings))
         },
         // ---------------- new methods for user settings
-        loadUserSettings: function () {
+        loadUserSettings: function (allow_cached_results) {
             let s = localStorage.getItem(_LS_USER_SETTINGS)
             if (!(s === null || s === {})) {
                 let settings = JSON.parse(s)
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export const useUserPreferenceStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, {
                 }
                 //console.log(`loaded local user settings age ${((new Date().getTime()) - this.user_settings.locally_updated_at) / 1000} `)
             }
-            if (((new Date().getTime()) - this.user_settings.locally_updated_at) > _STALE_TIME_IN_MS) {
+            if (((new Date().getTime()) - this.user_settings.locally_updated_at) > _STALE_TIME_IN_MS || !allow_cached_results) {
                 //console.log('refreshing user settings from API')
                 let apiClient = new ApiApiFactory()
                 apiClient.retrieveUserPreference(localStorage.getItem('USER_ID')).then(r => {
@@ -122,8 +123,10 @@ export const useUserPreferenceStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, {
                 this.user_settings = r.data
                 Vue.set(this.user_settings, 'locally_updated_at', new Date().getTime())
                 localStorage.setItem(_LS_USER_SETTINGS, JSON.stringify(this.user_settings))
+                StandardToasts.makeStandardToast(this, StandardToasts.SUCCESS_UPDATE)
             }).catch(err => {
                 this.currently_updating = false
+                StandardToasts.makeStandardToast(this, StandardToasts.FAIL_UPDATE, err)
             })
         },
         // ----------------