diff --git a/modules/betterbird/module.json b/modules/betterbird/module.json
index 049fc8e4..7587bf83 100644
--- a/modules/betterbird/module.json
+++ b/modules/betterbird/module.json
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
       "owner": "${machine:account}",
       "mode": "0600",
       "merge": "json",
+      "takes-settings": [
+        "accounts"
+      ],
       "content": "{\n  \"accounts\": {}\n}\n",
       "trusted": true
     },
diff --git a/modules/keycloak/module.json b/modules/keycloak/module.json
index a903c64f..8bbf9d82 100644
--- a/modules/keycloak/module.json
+++ b/modules/keycloak/module.json
@@ -162,7 +162,13 @@
       "path": "${dir:mesh-state}/config.json",
       "mode": "0600",
       "content": "{}\n",
-      "merge": "json"
+      "merge": "json",
+      "takes-settings": [
+        "url",
+        "user",
+        "realm",
+        "issuer"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "build": {
diff --git a/modules/searxng/module.json b/modules/searxng/module.json
index 647fbd38..f6951bdf 100644
--- a/modules/searxng/module.json
+++ b/modules/searxng/module.json
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@
       "path": "${dir:state}/settings.yml",
       "mode": "0600",
       "merge": "json",
+      "takes-settings": [
+        "general",
+        "brand",
+        "search",
+        "server",
+        "ui",
+        "outgoing",
+        "engines",
+        "plugins",
+        "categories_as_tabs",
+        "preferences"
+      ],
       "content": "{\n  \"use_default_settings\": true,\n  \"server\": {\n    \"secret_key\": \"${secret:secret}\",\n    \"base_url\": false,\n    \"limiter\": false,\n    \"image_proxy\": false,\n    \"public_instance\": false\n  },\n  \"search\": {\n    \"formats\": [\"html\", \"json\"]\n  },\n  \"valkey\": {\n    \"url\": \"valkey://valkey:6379/0\"\n  }\n}\n"
     },
     {