diff --git a/src/contexts/index.ts b/src/contexts/index.ts
index 0d78aa7..a540f75 100644
--- a/src/contexts/index.ts
+++ b/src/contexts/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { SettingsProvider, useSettings } from './settings';
+export { SettingsProvider, useStorageUri, useNoMedia } from './settings';
diff --git a/src/contexts/settings.tsx b/src/contexts/settings.tsx
index 6a916f8..0dd3251 100644
--- a/src/contexts/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/settings.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ import {
   createFile,
   deleteFile,
 } from 'react-native-scoped-storage';
-import { Settings } from '../types';
 import { LoadingView } from '../components';
 import { Welcome } from '../screens';
 import { clearPermissions, isPermissionForPath } from '../utilities';
 
 interface SettingsContextType {
-  settings: Settings;
-  setSettings: (newSettings: Partial<Settings>) => void;
+  storageUri: string;
+  noMedia: boolean;
+  setStorageUri: (newStorageUri: string) => Promise<void>;
+  setNoMedia: (newNoMedia: boolean) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 const SettingsContext = createContext<SettingsContextType | undefined>(
@@ -29,80 +30,70 @@ const SettingsContext = createContext<SettingsContextType | undefined>(
 );
 
 function SettingsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
-  const [settings, setSettings] = useState<Settings>({
-    storageUri: '',
-    noMedia: false,
-  });
+  const [storageUri, setStorageUri] = useState('');
+  const [noMedia, setNoMedia] = useState(false);
+
   const [hasLoaded, setHasLoaded] = useState(false);
 
-  const updateSettings = (newSettings: Partial<Settings>) => {
-    const updatedSettings = { ...settings, ...newSettings };
+  const updateStorageUri = async (newStorageUri: string): Promise<void> => {
+    setStorageUri(newStorageUri);
 
-    void clearPermissions([updatedSettings.storageUri]);
+    void clearPermissions([newStorageUri]);
+    void AsyncStorage.setItem('storageUri', newStorageUri);
+  };
 
-    void AsyncStorage.setItem('storageUri', updatedSettings.storageUri);
+  const updateNoMedia = async (newNoMedia: boolean): Promise<void> => {
+    setNoMedia(newNoMedia);
 
-    void FileSystem.exists(
-      AndroidScoped.appendPath(updatedSettings.storageUri, '.nomedia'),
-    ).then(noMediaExists => {
-      if (updatedSettings.noMedia && !noMediaExists) {
-        void createFile(
-          updatedSettings.storageUri,
-          '.nomedia',
-          'text/x-unknown',
-        );
-      } else if (!updatedSettings.noMedia && noMediaExists) {
-        void deleteFile(
-          AndroidScoped.appendPath(updatedSettings.storageUri, '.nomedia'),
-        );
-      }
-    });
+    const noMediaExists = await FileSystem.exists(
+      AndroidScoped.appendPath(storageUri, '.nomedia'),
+    );
 
-    setSettings(updatedSettings);
+    if (newNoMedia && !noMediaExists) {
+      await createFile(storageUri, '.nomedia', 'text/x-unknown');
+    } else if (!newNoMedia && noMediaExists) {
+      await deleteFile(AndroidScoped.appendPath(storageUri, '.nomedia'));
+    }
+
+    void AsyncStorage.setItem('noMedia', newNoMedia.toString());
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const loadSettings = async () => {
-      const storageUriValue = await AsyncStorage.getItem('storageUri');
-      const noMediaValue = await AsyncStorage.getItem('noMedia');
+      let storageUriValue = (await AsyncStorage.getItem('storageUri')) ?? '';
+      let noMediaValue = (await AsyncStorage.getItem('noMedia')) === 'true';
 
-      let storageUri = storageUriValue ?? '';
-      let noMedia = noMediaValue === 'true';
-
-      if (storageUri !== '') {
+      if (storageUriValue !== '') {
         const permissions = await getPersistedUriPermissions();
         if (
           !permissions.some(permission =>
-            isPermissionForPath(permission, storageUri),
+            isPermissionForPath(permission, storageUriValue),
           )
         ) {
-          storageUri = '';
+          storageUriValue = '';
         }
 
         try {
-          const exists = await FileSystem.exists(storageUri);
+          const exists = await FileSystem.exists(storageUriValue);
           if (!exists) {
             throw new Error('Storage URI does not exist');
           }
 
-          const isDirectory = await FileSystem.isDir(storageUri);
+          const isDirectory = await FileSystem.isDir(storageUriValue);
           if (!isDirectory) {
             throw new Error('Storage URI is not a directory');
           }
         } catch {
-          storageUri = '';
+          storageUriValue = '';
         }
 
-        noMedia = await FileSystem.exists(
-          AndroidScoped.appendPath(storageUri, '.nomedia'),
+        noMediaValue = await FileSystem.exists(
+          AndroidScoped.appendPath(storageUriValue, '.nomedia'),
         );
       }
 
-      setSettings({
-        storageUri,
-        noMedia,
-      });
-
+      setStorageUri(storageUriValue);
+      setNoMedia(noMediaValue);
       setHasLoaded(true);
     };
 
@@ -114,14 +105,19 @@ function SettingsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <SettingsContext.Provider value={{ settings, setSettings: updateSettings }}>
+    <SettingsContext.Provider
+      value={{
+        storageUri,
+        noMedia,
+        setStorageUri: updateStorageUri,
+        setNoMedia: updateNoMedia,
+      }}>
       {hasLoaded ? (
-        settings.storageUri === '' ? (
+        storageUri === '' ? (
           <Welcome
-            selectStorageLocation={() => {
-              void openDocumentTree(true).then(uri => {
-                updateSettings({ storageUri: uri.uri });
-              });
+            selectStorageLocation={async () => {
+              const { uri } = await openDocumentTree(true);
+              await updateStorageUri(uri);
             }}
           />
         ) : (
@@ -134,12 +130,20 @@ function SettingsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   );
 }
 
-const useSettings = (): SettingsContextType => {
+function useStorageUri(): [string, (newStorageUri: string) => Promise<void>] {
   const context = useContext(SettingsContext);
   if (!context) {
-    throw new Error('useSettings must be used within a SettingsProvider');
+    throw new Error('useStorageUri must be used within a SettingsProvider');
   }
-  return context;
-};
+  return [context.storageUri, context.setStorageUri];
+}
 
-export { SettingsProvider, useSettings };
+function useNoMedia(): [boolean, (newNoMedia: boolean) => Promise<void>] {
+  const context = useContext(SettingsContext);
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('useNoMedia must be used within a SettingsProvider');
+  }
+  return [context.noMedia, context.setNoMedia];
+}
+
+export { SettingsProvider, useStorageUri, useNoMedia };
diff --git a/src/screens/settings.tsx b/src/screens/settings.tsx
index 23da3a8..6a1931b 100644
--- a/src/screens/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/settings.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { openDocumentTree } from 'react-native-scoped-storage';
 import { PaddedView } from '../components';
 import styles from '../styles';
 import { Meme } from '../database';
-import { useSettings } from '../contexts';
+import { useStorageUri, useNoMedia } from '../contexts';
 
 const SettingsScreen = () => {
   const [optimizingDatabase, setOptimizingDatabase] = useState(false);
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const SettingsScreen = () => {
   const [snackbarVisible, setSnackbarVisible] = useState(false);
   const [snackbarMessage, setSnackbarMessage] = useState('');
 
-  const { settings, setSettings } = useSettings();
+  const [, setStorageUri] = useStorageUri();
+  const [noMedia, setNoMedia] = useNoMedia();
 
   const realm = useRealm();
 
@@ -59,10 +60,9 @@ const SettingsScreen = () => {
             <Button
               mode="elevated"
               style={styles.marginBottom}
-              onPress={() => {
-                void openDocumentTree(true).then(uri => {
-                  setSettings({ storageUri: uri.uri });
-                });
+              onPress={async () => {
+                const { uri } = await openDocumentTree(true);
+                void setStorageUri(uri);
               }}>
               Change External Storage Path
             </Button>
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ const SettingsScreen = () => {
               ]}>
               <Text>Hide media from gallery</Text>
               <Switch
-                value={settings.noMedia}
+                value={noMedia}
                 onValueChange={value => {
-                  setSettings({ noMedia: value });
+                  void setNoMedia(value);
                 }}
               />
             </View>
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 23038ec..0000000
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export type { default as Settings } from './settings';
diff --git a/src/types/settings.ts b/src/types/settings.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f495b03..0000000
--- a/src/types/settings.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-interface Settings {
-  storageUri: string;
-  noMedia: boolean;
-}
-
-export default Settings;