diff --git a/bauh/api/abstract/controller.py b/bauh/api/abstract/controller.py
index 1f805b11..d270340c 100644
--- a/bauh/api/abstract/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/api/abstract/controller.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import shutil
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Set, Type, Tuple, Optional, Generator
+from typing import List, Set, Type, Tuple, Optional
 
 import yaml
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class SoftwareManager(ABC):
         """
         pass
 
-    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> ViewComponent:
+    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
         """
         :param screen_width
         :param screen_height
diff --git a/bauh/gems/appimage/controller.py b/bauh/gems/appimage/controller.py
index 7dce12d8..2769ba30 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/appimage/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/appimage/controller.py
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ class AppImageManager(SoftwareManager):
                     print(f'{Fore.RED}[bauh][appimage] An exception has happened when deleting {f}{Fore.RESET}')
                     traceback.print_exc()
 
-    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> ViewComponent:
+    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
         appimage_config = self.configman.get_config()
         max_width = floor(screen_width * 0.15)
 
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
index ecc49b78..1e8329ed 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
@@ -2803,7 +2803,7 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
                                      id_=id_,
                                      capitalize_label=capitalize_label)
 
-    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> ViewComponent:
+    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
         arch_config = self.configman.get_config()
         max_width = floor(screen_width * 0.25)
 
diff --git a/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py b/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
index 929ab211..fe171b9f 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class FlatpakManager(SoftwareManager):
 
         return urls
 
-    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> ViewComponent:
+    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
         fields = []
 
         flatpak_config = self.configman.get_config()
diff --git a/bauh/gems/snap/controller.py b/bauh/gems/snap/controller.py
index 6674d49d..d2aca52b 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/snap/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/snap/controller.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class SnapManager(SoftwareManager):
     def get_screenshots(self, pkg: SnapApplication) -> List[str]:
         return pkg.screenshots if pkg.has_screenshots() else []
 
-    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> ViewComponent:
+    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
         snap_config = self.configman.get_config()
         max_width = 200
 
diff --git a/bauh/gems/web/controller.py b/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
index df568865..76972514 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ class WebApplicationManager(SoftwareManager):
                     print('{}[bauh][web] An exception has happened when deleting {}{}'.format(Fore.RED, ENV_PATH, Fore.RESET))
                     traceback.print_exc()
 
-    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> ViewComponent:
+    def get_settings(self, screen_width: int, screen_height: int) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
         web_config = self.configman.get_config()
         max_width = floor(screen_width * 0.15)