diff --git a/src/assets/backgrounds/settings.jpg b/src/assets/backgrounds/settings.jpg
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0b4244bb
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diff --git a/src/js/components/Settings/Services.js b/src/js/components/Settings/Services.js
index f7ff49d9..2b93bbf9 100755
--- a/src/js/components/Settings/Services.js
+++ b/src/js/components/Settings/Services.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Services extends React.Component{
 	}
 
 	renderSendAuthorizationButton(){
-		if( !this.props.spotify.authorized ) return null
+		if (!this.props.spotify.authorized) return null
 
 		return (
 			<button onClick={e => this.props.uiActions.openModal('send_authorization', {}) }>
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class Services extends React.Component{
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
 	return {
+		core: state.core,
 		spotify: state.spotify
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js b/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
index 0fbc278f..b1edafcb 100755
--- a/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
+++ b/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ const PusherMiddleware = (function(){
                     locale: (action.config.locale ? action.config.locale : null),
                     country: (action.config.country ? action.config.country : null),
                     authorization_url: (action.config.authorization_url ? action.config.authorization_url : null),
-                    backend_username: (action.config.backend_username ? action.config.backend_username : null)
+                    backend_username: (action.config.spotify_username ? action.config.spotify_username : null)
                 }))
                 next( action )
                 break
diff --git a/src/js/views/Settings.js b/src/js/views/Settings.js
index e0789451..0baf6d91 100755
--- a/src/js/views/Settings.js
+++ b/src/js/views/Settings.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import FontAwesome from 'react-fontawesome'
 import { Link } from 'react-router'
 
 import Header from '../components/Header'
+import Parallax from '../components/Parallax'
 import System from '../components/Settings/System'
 import Services from '../components/Settings/Services'
 import Debug from '../components/Settings/Debug'
@@ -77,13 +78,17 @@ export default class Settings extends React.Component {
 	render(){
 		return (
 			<div className="view settings-view">
-				<Header icon="cog" title="Settings" />
+				<Header className="overlay" icon="cog" title="Settings" />
+
+				<div className="intro">
+					<div className="liner">
+						<Parallax image="/iris/assets/backgrounds/settings.jpg" />
+						{this.renderSubViewMenu()}
+					</div>
+				</div>
 
 				<section className="content-wrapper">
-
-					{this.renderSubViewMenu()}
 					{this.renderSubView()}
-
 		        </section>
 
 			</div>
diff --git a/src/scss/views/_settings.scss b/src/scss/views/_settings.scss
index 283b4fa0..3df44719 100755
--- a/src/scss/views/_settings.scss
+++ b/src/scss/views/_settings.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
 
 .settings-view {
 
-	.sub-views {
-		padding-bottom: 40px;
+	.intro {
+		position: relative;
+		@include clearfix();
+
+		.parallax {
+			position: absolute;
+			z-index: 0;
+			top: 0;
+			right: 0;
+			bottom: 0;
+			left: 0;
+			height: auto;
+		}
+
+		.liner {
+			position: relative;
+			z-index: 1;
+			padding: 20vh 40px 0;
+
+			.sub-views {
+				position: relative;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	.services {