diff --git a/contact/localisations/en.ini b/contact/localisations/en.ini
index e29ad52..f9663e9 100644
--- a/contact/localisations/en.ini
+++ b/contact/localisations/en.ini
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ bot.status.disabled, "Disabled", ""
 bot.dialog.title, "Bot Responder", ""
 bot.dialog.body, "Bot responder is now {status}.", ""
 bot.status.message, "Bot responder is now {status}.", ""
-bot.catch_words, "ping; test", "Semicolon-separated bot trigger words."
-bot.response.word, "Pong!", "Bot response word."
 
 [User Settings]
 user, "User"
@@ -124,10 +122,16 @@ nak_str, "NAK", ""
 ack_unknown_str, "ACK (unknown)", ""
 node_sort, "Node sort", ""
 theme, "Theme", ""
+ping_bot, "Ping Bot", ""
 COLOR_CONFIG_DARK, "Theme colors (dark)", ""
 COLOR_CONFIG_LIGHT, "Theme colors (light)", ""
 COLOR_CONFIG_GREEN, "Theme colors (green)", ""
 
+[app_settings.ping_bot]
+title, "Ping Bot", ""
+catch_words, "Catch words", "Semicolon-separated bot trigger words."
+response_word, "Response word", "Bot response word."
+
 [app_settings.color_config]
 default, "Default", ""
 background, "Background", ""
diff --git a/contact/localisations/fr.ini b/contact/localisations/fr.ini
index f8cc042..e59762a 100644
--- a/contact/localisations/fr.ini
+++ b/contact/localisations/fr.ini
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ bot.status.disabled, "Désactivé", ""
 bot.dialog.title, "Bot répondeur", ""
 bot.dialog.body, "Le bot répondeur est maintenant {status}.", ""
 bot.status.message, "Le bot répondeur est maintenant {status}.", ""
-bot.catch_words, "ping", "Mots déclencheurs du bot séparés par des virgules."
-bot.response.word, "Pong!", "Mot de reponse du bot (orthographe preferee)."
 
 [User Settings]
 user, "Utilisateur", ""
@@ -116,6 +114,12 @@ nak_str, "NAK", ""
 ack_unknown_str, "ACK (inconnu)", ""
 node_sort, "Tri des nœuds", ""
 theme, "Thème", ""
+ping_bot, "Bot Ping", ""
+
+[app_settings.ping_bot]
+title, "Bot Ping", ""
+catch_words, "Mots déclencheurs", "Mots déclencheurs du bot séparés par des points-virgules."
+response_word, "Mot de réponse", "Mot de réponse du bot."
 
 [config.device]
 title, "Appareil", ""
diff --git a/contact/localisations/ru.ini b/contact/localisations/ru.ini
index 7c01ad4..feca158 100644
--- a/contact/localisations/ru.ini
+++ b/contact/localisations/ru.ini
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ bot.status.disabled, "Выключен", ""
 bot.dialog.title, "Автоответчик", ""
 bot.dialog.body, "Автоответчик теперь {status}.", ""
 bot.status.message, "Автоответчик теперь {status}.", ""
-bot.catch_words, "ping; пинг", "Слова для активации бота, разделенные точкой с запятой."
-bot.response.word, "Понг!", "Ответное слово бота (предпочтительное написание)."
 
 [User Settings]
 user, "Пользователь"
@@ -124,10 +122,16 @@ nak_str, "NAK", ""
 ack_unknown_str, "ACK (неизвестный)", ""
 node_sort, "Сортировка нод", ""
 theme, "Тема", ""
+ping_bot, "Пинг-бот", ""
 COLOR_CONFIG_DARK, "Цвета темы (темная)", ""
 COLOR_CONFIG_LIGHT, "Цвета темы (светлая)", ""
 COLOR_CONFIG_GREEN, "Цвета темы (зеленая)", ""
 
+[app_settings.ping_bot]
+title, "Пинг-бот", ""
+catch_words, "Слова-триггеры", "Слова для активации бота, разделенные точкой с запятой."
+response_word, "Ответное слово", "Ответное слово бота."
+
 [app_settings.color_config]
 default, "По умолчанию", ""
 background, "Фон", ""
diff --git a/contact/message_handlers/bot_handler.py b/contact/message_handlers/bot_handler.py
index 3d91cac..e2f193f 100644
--- a/contact/message_handlers/bot_handler.py
+++ b/contact/message_handlers/bot_handler.py
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ import threading
 import time
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
+import contact.ui.default_config as config
 from contact.utilities.singleton import app_state, interface_state, ui_state
 from contact.message_handlers.tx_handler import send_message
-from contact.utilities.i18n import t
 
 BOT_RESPONSE_DELAY_SECONDS = 2.3
 
 def _get_bot_catch_words() -> set[str]:
-    """Return normalized bot trigger words from localisation settings."""
-    raw_words = t("ui.bot.catch_words", default="ping")
+    """Return normalized bot trigger words from app settings."""
+    raw_words = getattr(config, "ping_bot_catch_words", "ping; test")
     words = {
         word.strip().casefold()
         for word in raw_words.replace(";", ",").split(",")
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def bot_respond(packet: Dict[str, Any], message: str, send_channel: int) -> bool
         if transport_name in transport_text:
             details.append(f"Via: {transport_name}")
 
-    response_data_string = t("ui.bot.response.word", default="Pong!")
+    response_data_string = getattr(config, "ping_bot_response_word", "Pong!")
     if details:
         response_data_string += f" {', '.join(details)}"
 
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ def bot_respond(packet: Dict[str, Any], message: str, send_channel: int) -> bool
 
     threading.Thread(target=send_response_delayed, name="bot-response", daemon=True).start()
 
-    return True
\ No newline at end of file
+    return True
diff --git a/contact/ui/default_config.py b/contact/ui/default_config.py
index 6b56f57..6bbb9b2 100644
--- a/contact/ui/default_config.py
+++ b/contact/ui/default_config.py
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ def initialize_config() -> Dict[str, object]:
         "ack_unknown_str": "[…]",
         "node_sort": "lastHeard",
         "theme": "dark",
+        "ping_bot": {
+            "catch_words": "ping; test",
+            "response_word": "Pong!",
+        },
         "COLOR_CONFIG_DARK": COLOR_CONFIG_DARK,
         "COLOR_CONFIG_LIGHT": COLOR_CONFIG_LIGHT,
         "COLOR_CONFIG_GREEN": COLOR_CONFIG_GREEN,
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@ def assign_config_variables(loaded_config: Dict[str, object]) -> None:
     global notification_symbol, ack_implicit_str, ack_str, nak_str, ack_unknown_str
     global node_list_16ths, channel_list_16ths, single_pane_mode
     global theme, COLOR_CONFIG, language
-    global node_sort, notification_sound
+    global node_sort, notification_sound, ping_bot_catch_words, ping_bot_response_word
 
     channel_list_16ths = loaded_config["channel_list_16ths"]
     node_list_16ths = loaded_config["node_list_16ths"]
@@ -291,6 +295,9 @@ def assign_config_variables(loaded_config: Dict[str, object]) -> None:
     ack_unknown_str = loaded_config["ack_unknown_str"]
     node_sort = loaded_config["node_sort"]
     theme = loaded_config["theme"]
+    ping_bot = loaded_config.get("ping_bot", {})
+    ping_bot_catch_words = ping_bot.get("catch_words", "ping; test")
+    ping_bot_response_word = ping_bot.get("response_word", "Pong!")
     if theme == "dark":
         COLOR_CONFIG = loaded_config["COLOR_CONFIG_DARK"]
     elif theme == "light":
diff --git a/contact/ui/user_config.py b/contact/ui/user_config.py
index 47c45b8..ac35f6a 100644
--- a/contact/ui/user_config.py
+++ b/contact/ui/user_config.py
@@ -309,7 +309,10 @@ def display_menu() -> tuple[Any, Any, List[str]]:
         else:
             display_key = key
         display_key = f"{display_key}"[: w // 2 - 2]
-        display_value = f"{value}"[: w // 2 - 8]
+        if isinstance(value, dict) or (isinstance(value, list) and len(value) != 2):
+            display_value = ">"
+        else:
+            display_value = f"{value}"[: w // 2 - 8]
 
         color = get_color("settings_default", reverse=(idx == menu_state.selected_index))
         menu_pad.addstr(idx, 0, f"{display_key:<{w // 2 - 2}} {display_value}".ljust(w - 8), color)
diff --git a/tests/test_bot_handler.py b/tests/test_bot_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..250082c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_bot_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import unittest
+import importlib
+import sys
+import types
+from unittest import mock
+
+import contact.ui.default_config as config
+
+
+class BotHandlerTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+        sys.modules.setdefault(
+            "contact.message_handlers.tx_handler",
+            types.SimpleNamespace(send_message=mock.Mock()),
+        )
+        cls.bot_handler = importlib.import_module("contact.message_handlers.bot_handler")
+
+    def test_is_bot_message_uses_configured_catch_words(self) -> None:
+        with mock.patch.object(config, "ping_bot_catch_words", "ping; test; pong"):
+            self.assertTrue(self.bot_handler.is_bot_message("PING"))
+            self.assertTrue(self.bot_handler.is_bot_message("test"))
+            self.assertFalse(self.bot_handler.is_bot_message("hello"))
+
+    def test_is_bot_message_ignores_empty_config_values(self) -> None:
+        with mock.patch.object(config, "ping_bot_catch_words", " ;  ; "):
+            self.assertTrue(self.bot_handler.is_bot_message("ping"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_i18n.py b/tests/test_i18n.py
index 5f81885..7c029fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_i18n.py
+++ b/tests/test_i18n.py
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ class I18nTests(unittest.TestCase):
             "ui.bot.dialog.title",
             "ui.bot.dialog.body",
             "ui.bot.status.message",
-            "ui.bot.catch_words",
-            "ui.bot.response.word",
+            "app_settings.ping_bot",
+            "app_settings.ping_bot.catch_words",
+            "app_settings.ping_bot.response_word",
         }
 
         for language in config.get_localisation_options():