diff --git a/src/store/reducers/cluster/cluster.ts b/src/store/reducers/cluster/cluster.ts
index 1b42908302..852a4b763c 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/cluster/cluster.ts
+++ b/src/store/reducers/cluster/cluster.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type {RootState} from '../../defaultStore';
 import {api} from '../api';
 import {selectNodesMap} from '../nodesList';
 
-import {parseCoresUrl, parseLoggingUrls, parseTraceField} from './parseFields';
+import {parseCoresUrl, parseLoggingUrls, parseSettingsField, parseTraceField} from './parseFields';
 import type {ClusterGroupsStats, ClusterState} from './types';
 import {
     createSelectClusterGroupsQuery,
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ export function useClusterBaseInfo() {
         traceView: parseTraceField(data.trace_view),
         cores: parseCoresUrl(data.cores),
         logging: parseLoggingUrls(data.logging),
+
+        settings: parseSettingsField(data.settings),
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/cluster/parseFields.ts b/src/store/reducers/cluster/parseFields.ts
index df79c2ea2b..615509746b 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/cluster/parseFields.ts
+++ b/src/store/reducers/cluster/parseFields.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type {
     MetaBaseClusterInfo,
     MetaClusterCoresUrl,
     MetaClusterLogsUrls,
+    MetaClusterSettings,
     MetaClusterTraceView,
 } from '../../../types/api/meta';
 
@@ -65,3 +66,22 @@ export function parseLoggingUrls(
 
     return undefined;
 }
+
+const settingsSchema = z.object({
+    use_meta_proxy: z.boolean().optional(),
+});
+
+export function parseSettingsField(
+    settings: MetaBaseClusterInfo['settings'],
+): MetaClusterSettings | undefined {
+    if (settings && typeof settings === 'object') {
+        return settings;
+    }
+    try {
+        return settings ? settingsSchema.parse(JSON.parse(settings)) : undefined;
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Error parsing settings field:', e);
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/clusters/utils.ts b/src/store/reducers/clusters/utils.ts
index d1c9be5254..073bc011e3 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/clusters/utils.ts
+++ b/src/store/reducers/clusters/utils.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
     getVersionsData,
     prepareClusterVersions,
 } from '../../../utils/versions/clusterVersionColors';
+import {parseSettingsField} from '../cluster/parseFields';
 
 import type {PreparedCluster} from './types';
 
@@ -24,8 +25,9 @@ export const prepareClustersData = (data: MetaClusters): PreparedCluster[] => {
 
     // Apply color map to every cluster in the list
     return clusters.map((cluster) => {
+        const parsedSettings = parseSettingsField(cluster.settings);
         // If no backend is provided, it will be automatically generated by API instance
-        const useMetaProxy = uiFactory.useMetaProxy && cluster.settings?.use_meta_proxy !== false;
+        const useMetaProxy = uiFactory.useMetaProxy && parsedSettings?.use_meta_proxy !== false;
         const preparedBackend =
             cluster.balancer && !useMetaProxy
                 ? prepareBackendFromBalancer(cluster.balancer)
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ export const prepareClustersData = (data: MetaClusters): PreparedCluster[] => {
             ...cluster,
             preparedVersions: prepareClusterVersions(cluster.versions, versionsData),
             preparedBackend,
+            settings: parsedSettings,
         };
     });
 };
diff --git a/src/types/api/meta.ts b/src/types/api/meta.ts
index d41fdd8bbb..ba17091a2c 100644
--- a/src/types/api/meta.ts
+++ b/src/types/api/meta.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ export interface MetaBaseClusterInfo {
     logging?: string | MetaClusterLogsUrls;
     trace_view?: string | MetaClusterTraceView;
     trace_check?: string | MetaClusterTraceCheck;
-
-    // Settings are returned only by meta versions, that decode values by itself
-    settings?: MetaClusterSettings;
+    settings?: string | MetaClusterSettings;
 }
 
 export interface MetaGeneralClusterInfo extends MetaBaseClusterInfo {
@@ -99,5 +97,4 @@ export interface MetaClusterTraceCheck {
 
 export interface MetaClusterSettings {
     use_meta_proxy?: boolean;
-    proxy?: unknown;
 }