diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/api.ts b/web/src/lib/api/api.ts
index fb8fb20b..e199f3e9 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/api.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { get } from "svelte/store";
 
 import settings from "$lib/state/settings";
-import lazySettingGetter from "$lib/settings/lazy-get";
 
 import { getSession } from "$lib/api/session";
 import { currentApiURL } from "$lib/api/api-url";
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import cachedInfo from "$lib/state/server-info";
 import { getServerInfo } from "$lib/api/server-info";
 
 import type { Optional } from "$lib/types/generic";
-import type { CobaltAPIResponse, CobaltErrorResponse } from "$lib/types/api";
+import type { CobaltAPIResponse, CobaltErrorResponse, CobaltSaveRequestBody } from "$lib/types/api";
 
 const getAuthorization = async () => {
     const processing = get(settings).processing;
@@ -43,32 +42,7 @@ const getAuthorization = async () => {
     }
 }
 
-const request = async (url: string) => {
-    const getSetting = lazySettingGetter(get(settings));
-
-    const request = {
-        url,
-
-        alwaysProxy: getSetting("save", "alwaysProxy"),
-        localProcessing: getSetting("save", "localProcessing"),
-        downloadMode: getSetting("save", "downloadMode"),
-
-        filenameStyle: getSetting("save", "filenameStyle"),
-        disableMetadata: getSetting("save", "disableMetadata"),
-
-        audioBitrate: getSetting("save", "audioBitrate"),
-        audioFormat: getSetting("save", "audioFormat"),
-        tiktokFullAudio: getSetting("save", "tiktokFullAudio"),
-        youtubeDubLang: getSetting("save", "youtubeDubLang"),
-
-        youtubeVideoCodec: getSetting("save", "youtubeVideoCodec"),
-        videoQuality: getSetting("save", "videoQuality"),
-        youtubeHLS: getSetting("save", "youtubeHLS"),
-
-        convertGif: getSetting("save", "convertGif"),
-        allowH265: getSetting("save", "allowH265"),
-    }
-
+const request = async (request: CobaltSaveRequestBody) => {
     await getServerInfo();
 
     const getCachedInfo = get(cachedInfo);
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts b/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
index 50d8b043..2277256a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import API from "$lib/api/api";
+import settings from "$lib/state/settings";
+import lazySettingGetter from "$lib/settings/lazy-get";
 
 import { get } from "svelte/store";
 import { t } from "$lib/i18n/translations";
@@ -26,7 +28,32 @@ export const savingHandler = async (link: string) => {
         },
     ];
 
-    const response = await API.request(link);
+    const getSetting = lazySettingGetter(get(settings));
+
+    const request = {
+        url: link,
+
+        alwaysProxy: getSetting("save", "alwaysProxy"),
+        localProcessing: getSetting("save", "localProcessing"),
+        downloadMode: getSetting("save", "downloadMode"),
+
+        filenameStyle: getSetting("save", "filenameStyle"),
+        disableMetadata: getSetting("save", "disableMetadata"),
+
+        audioBitrate: getSetting("save", "audioBitrate"),
+        audioFormat: getSetting("save", "audioFormat"),
+        tiktokFullAudio: getSetting("save", "tiktokFullAudio"),
+        youtubeDubLang: getSetting("save", "youtubeDubLang"),
+
+        youtubeVideoCodec: getSetting("save", "youtubeVideoCodec"),
+        videoQuality: getSetting("save", "videoQuality"),
+        youtubeHLS: getSetting("save", "youtubeHLS"),
+
+        convertGif: getSetting("save", "convertGif"),
+        allowH265: getSetting("save", "allowH265"),
+    }
+
+    const response = await API.request(request);
 
     if (!response) {
         downloadButtonState.set("error");
diff --git a/web/src/lib/settings/lazy-get.ts b/web/src/lib/settings/lazy-get.ts
index 5e11bbad..47c21be6 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/settings/lazy-get.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/settings/lazy-get.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import defaults from "$lib/settings/defaults";
 import type { CobaltSettings } from "$lib/types/settings";
-import defaults from "./defaults";
 
 export default function lazySettingGetter(settings: CobaltSettings) {
     // Returns the setting value only if it differs from the default.
diff --git a/web/src/lib/types/api.ts b/web/src/lib/types/api.ts
index d91f7130..2e730444 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/types/api.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/types/api.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { CobaltSettings } from "$lib/types/settings";
+
 enum CobaltResponseType {
     Error = 'error',
     Picker = 'picker',
@@ -91,6 +93,12 @@ export type CobaltServerInfo = {
     }
 }
 
+// TODO: strict partial
+// this allows for extra properties, which is not ideal,
+// but i couldn't figure out how to make a strict partial :(
+export type CobaltSaveRequestBody =
+    { url: string } & Partial<Omit<CobaltSettings['save'], 'savingMethod'>>;
+
 export type CobaltSessionResponse = CobaltSession | CobaltErrorResponse;
 export type CobaltServerInfoResponse = CobaltServerInfo | CobaltErrorResponse;