diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/SettingsActivity.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/SettingsActivity.java
index 2be512d37644c9c4b52d26f2cb975626909d150b..addccdc66bab944a325e198444a7cd07ebfb41bc 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ import org.briarproject.android.util.HorizontalBorder;
 import org.briarproject.android.util.LayoutUtils;
 import org.briarproject.android.util.ListLoadingProgressBar;
 import org.briarproject.api.Settings;
-import org.briarproject.api.settings.SettingsManager;
-import org.briarproject.api.TransportId;
 import org.briarproject.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
 import org.briarproject.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.EventBus;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.EventListener;
 import org.briarproject.api.event.SettingsUpdatedEvent;
+import org.briarproject.api.settings.SettingsManager;
 import org.briarproject.util.StringUtils;
 
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
@@ -263,8 +262,8 @@ OnClickListener {
 		runOnDbThread(new Runnable() {
 			public void run() {
 				try {
-					settings = settingsManager.getSettings("settings-activity");
 					long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+					settings = settingsManager.getSettings("settings-activity");
 					Settings btSettings = settingsManager.getSettings("bt");
 					Settings torSettings = settingsManager.getSettings("tor");
 					long duration = System.currentTimeMillis() - now;
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ OnClickListener {
 			if (adapter != null) {
 				AndroidUtils.setBluetooth(adapter, bluetoothSetting);
 			}
-			storeBluetoothSetting();
+			storeBluetoothSettings();
 			displaySettings();
 		} else if (view == torOverWifi || view == torOverWifiHint) {
 			torSetting = !torSetting;
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ OnClickListener {
 					settingsManager.mergeSettings(s, "tor");
 					long duration = System.currentTimeMillis() - now;
 					if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO))
-						LOG.info("Merging config took " + duration + " ms");
+						LOG.info("Merging settings took " + duration + " ms");
 				} catch (DbException e) {
 					if (LOG.isLoggable(WARNING))
 						LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
@@ -394,7 +393,7 @@ OnClickListener {
 		});
 	}
 
-	private void storeBluetoothSetting() {
+	private void storeBluetoothSettings() {
 		runOnDbThread(new Runnable() {
 			public void run() {
 				try {
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ OnClickListener {
 					settingsManager.mergeSettings(s, "bt");
 					long duration = System.currentTimeMillis() - now;
 					if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO))
-						LOG.info("Merging config took " + duration + " ms");
+						LOG.info("Merging settings took " + duration + " ms");
 				} catch (DbException e) {
 					if (LOG.isLoggable(WARNING))
 						LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
diff --git a/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java b/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java
index d1ed50606e9685814da7cbfa8148e6aee0caec67..086689409b835ed413541fde6dffa092d6bc0dd9 100644
--- a/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java
+++ b/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public interface DatabaseComponent {
 	Map<ContactId, TransportProperties> getRemoteProperties(TransportId t)
 			throws DbException;
 
-	/** Returns all settings for a given namespace. */
+	/** Returns all settings in the given namespace. */
 	Settings getSettings(String namespace) throws DbException;
 
 	/** Returns all contacts who subscribe to the given group. */
@@ -223,7 +223,10 @@ public interface DatabaseComponent {
 	void mergeLocalProperties(TransportId t, TransportProperties p)
 			throws DbException;
 
-	/** Merges the given settings with the existing settings. */
+	/**
+	 * Merges the given settings with the existing settings in the given
+	 * namespace.
+	 */
 	void mergeSettings(Settings s, String namespace) throws DbException;
 
 	/** Processes an ack from the given contact. */
diff --git a/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/settings/SettingsManager.java b/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
index c398ebc62347a21874261b512d4b1b2d516925a2..33c36e4ef193b88907a2118c6ea01c101ac8a32b 100644
--- a/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
+++ b/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 package org.briarproject.api.settings;
 
-import org.briarproject.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.api.Settings;
+import org.briarproject.api.db.DbException;
 
 public interface SettingsManager {
 
-	/**
-	* Returns the settings object identified by the provided namespace
-	* string
-	*/
+	/** Returns all settings in the given namespace. */
 	Settings getSettings(String namespace) throws DbException;
 
 	/**
-	* Merges (read syncs) the provided settings identified by the provided namespace
-	* string
-	*/
+	 * Merges the given settings with the existing settings in the given
+	 * namespace.
+	 */
 	void mergeSettings(Settings s, String namespace) throws DbException;
-
 }
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/db/Database.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/db/Database.java
index 374c56081160c46e35b9483620546329fb8ea879..9963267fee251901ff844bad912a4637bec7bd9c 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/db/Database.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/db/Database.java
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ interface Database<T> {
 			int maxLength) throws DbException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns all settings that belong to a namespace.
+	 * Returns all settings in the given namespace.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Locking: read.
 	 */
@@ -526,11 +526,12 @@ interface Database<T> {
 			throws DbException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Merges the given settings with the existing settings.
+	 * Merges the given settings with the existing settings in the given
+	 * namespace.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Locking: write.
 	 */
-	void mergeSettings(T txn, Settings s, String Namespace) throws DbException;
+	void mergeSettings(T txn, Settings s, String namespace) throws DbException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Marks a message as needing to be acknowledged to the given contact.
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/plugins/PluginManagerImpl.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/plugins/PluginManagerImpl.java
index 1bd9f805fc4e6c4e2315d02feb909c9b2a55bc4e..abdf1657800d0b496084a3baffb7013fced02aa8 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/plugins/PluginManagerImpl.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/plugins/PluginManagerImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.plugins;
 
+import org.briarproject.api.Settings;
 import org.briarproject.api.TransportId;
 import org.briarproject.api.TransportProperties;
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactId;
@@ -27,8 +28,6 @@ import org.briarproject.api.plugins.simplex.SimplexPluginFactory;
 import org.briarproject.api.property.TransportPropertyManager;
 import org.briarproject.api.system.Clock;
 import org.briarproject.api.ui.UiCallback;
-import org.briarproject.api.Settings;
-import org.briarproject.api.settings.SettingsManager;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -168,9 +167,7 @@ class PluginManagerImpl implements PluginManager {
 		public void run() {
 			try {
 				TransportId id = factory.getId();
-				String namespace = id.toString();
-
-				SimplexCallback callback = new SimplexCallback(id, namespace);
+				SimplexCallback callback = new SimplexCallback(id);
 				SimplexPlugin plugin = factory.createPlugin(callback);
 				if (plugin == null) {
 					if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) {
@@ -233,8 +230,7 @@ class PluginManagerImpl implements PluginManager {
 		public void run() {
 			try {
 				TransportId id = factory.getId();
-				String namespace = id.toString();
-				DuplexCallback callback = new DuplexCallback(id, namespace);
+				DuplexCallback callback = new DuplexCallback(id);
 				DuplexPlugin plugin = factory.createPlugin(callback);
 				if (plugin == null) {
 					if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) {
@@ -313,22 +309,18 @@ class PluginManagerImpl implements PluginManager {
 	private abstract class PluginCallbackImpl implements PluginCallback {
 
 		protected final TransportId id;
-		protected final String namespace;
 
-		protected PluginCallbackImpl(TransportId id, String namespace) {
+		protected PluginCallbackImpl(TransportId id) {
 			this.id = id;
-			this.namespace = namespace;
 		}
 
 		public Settings getSettings() {
-
 			try {
-				return db.getSettings(namespace);
+				return db.getSettings(id.getString());
 			} catch (DbException e) {
 				if (LOG.isLoggable(WARNING)) LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
 				return new Settings();
 			}
-
 		}
 
 		public TransportProperties getLocalProperties() {
@@ -352,13 +344,11 @@ class PluginManagerImpl implements PluginManager {
 		}
 
 		public void mergeSettings(Settings s) {
-
 			try {
-				db.mergeSettings(s, namespace);
+				db.mergeSettings(s, id.getString());
 			} catch (DbException e) {
 				if (LOG.isLoggable(WARNING)) LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
 			}
-
 		}
 
 		public void mergeLocalProperties(TransportProperties p) {
@@ -383,7 +373,6 @@ class PluginManagerImpl implements PluginManager {
 
 		public void transportEnabled() {
 			eventBus.broadcast(new TransportEnabledEvent(id));
-
 			Plugin p = plugins.get(id);
 			if (p != null) poller.pollNow(p);
 		}
@@ -396,8 +385,8 @@ class PluginManagerImpl implements PluginManager {
 	private class SimplexCallback extends PluginCallbackImpl
 			implements SimplexPluginCallback {
 
-		private SimplexCallback(TransportId id, String namespace) {
-			super(id, namespace);
+		private SimplexCallback(TransportId id) {
+			super(id);
 		}
 
 		public void readerCreated(TransportConnectionReader r) {
@@ -412,8 +401,8 @@ class PluginManagerImpl implements PluginManager {
 	private class DuplexCallback extends PluginCallbackImpl
 			implements DuplexPluginCallback {
 
-		private DuplexCallback(TransportId id, String namespace) {
-			super(id, namespace);
+		private DuplexCallback(TransportId id) {
+			super(id);
 		}
 
 		public void incomingConnectionCreated(DuplexTransportConnection d) {
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/settings/SettingsManagerImpl.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/settings/SettingsManagerImpl.java
index 6aa72c0273e71139ec6e4688b68a99cf34462440..d003f9e35d6fb99d7f00ee85e72572aba7c02ef5 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/settings/SettingsManagerImpl.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/settings/SettingsManagerImpl.java
@@ -2,43 +2,27 @@ package org.briarproject.settings;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 
-import org.briarproject.api.settings.SettingsManager;
 import org.briarproject.api.Settings;
-
 import org.briarproject.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
 import org.briarproject.api.db.DbException;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
+import org.briarproject.api.settings.SettingsManager;
 
 class SettingsManagerImpl implements SettingsManager {
 
 	private final DatabaseComponent db;
-	private static final Logger LOG =
-			Logger.getLogger("SettingsManagerImpl");
 
 	@Inject
 	SettingsManagerImpl(DatabaseComponent db) {
 		this.db = db;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	* Returns the settings object identified by the provided namespace
-	* string
-	*/
 	@Override
 	public Settings getSettings(String namespace) throws DbException {
 		return db.getSettings(namespace);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	* Merges (read syncs) the provided settings identified by the provided namespace
-	* string
-	*/
 	@Override
 	public void mergeSettings(Settings s, String namespace) throws DbException {
 		db.mergeSettings(s, namespace);
 	}
-
-
 }