diff --git a/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/FurniturePane.java b/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/FurniturePane.java
index 0207d15e..2d00e185 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/FurniturePane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/FurniturePane.java
@@ -2,25 +2,18 @@
 
 import app.controller.settings.Settings;
 import app.model.furniture.FurnitureType;
-import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
-import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.geometry.Insets;
-import javafx.geometry.Rectangle2D;
-import javafx.scene.control.*;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
 import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.Setter;
-
-import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 
 public class FurniturePane extends StackPane
 {
     @Getter private FurnitureType currentType;
     @Getter private boolean portal = false;
-    private TextField x;
-    private TextField y;
     private StartMenu startMenu;
     private DisplayPane displayPane;
     private final int BUTTON_WIDTH = 140;
@@ -36,7 +29,18 @@ public FurniturePane(StartMenu startMenu, DisplayPane displayPane)
         this.getChildren().addAll(vbox);
     }
 
-    public void loadButtons(VBox vbox)
+    public void getSettings(Settings s)
+    {
+        for(MbObject object : displayPane.getObjects())
+        {
+            if(object.getType() == FurnitureType.PORTAL)
+                s.addTeleport(object.getRect(), object.getTeleportTo(), object.getRotation());
+            else
+                s.addFurniture(object.getRect(), object.getType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void loadButtons(VBox vbox)
     {
         // Furniture type enums
         Label furniture = new Label("Furniture Items:");
@@ -67,15 +71,4 @@ private void handleActionEvent(ActionEvent e, FurnitureType type)
     {
         currentType = type;
     }
-
-    public void getSettings(Settings s)
-    {
-        for(MbObject object : displayPane.getObjects())
-        {
-            if(object.getType() == FurnitureType.PORTAL)
-                s.addTeleport(object.getRect(), object.getTeleportTo(), object.getRotation());
-            else
-                s.addFurniture(object.getRect(), object.getType());
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/SettingsPane.java b/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/SettingsPane.java
index 2379356c..2236281f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/SettingsPane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/SettingsPane.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app.view.mapBuilder;
 
 import app.controller.settings.Settings;
+import app.controller.settings.SettingsGenerator;
 import javafx.geometry.Insets;
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@
 public class SettingsPane extends StackPane
 {
     private StartMenu startMenu;
-    private Settings s;
     private TextField name;
     private TextField mode;
     private TextField w;
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ public class SettingsPane extends StackPane
     private TextField sGuard;
     private TextField sIntruder;
 
-    public SettingsPane(StartMenu startMenu, Settings s)
+    public SettingsPane(StartMenu startMenu)
     {
         this.startMenu = startMenu;
-        this.s = s;
+        Settings s = SettingsGenerator.mockSettings();;
         this.setPrefWidth(300);
 
         // Labels displaying current settings information.
@@ -138,17 +138,19 @@ public int getMapHeight()
         return Integer.parseInt(h.getText());
     }
 
-    public void getSettings()
+    public Settings getSettings()
     {
-        s.setName(name.getText());
-        s.setGameMode(Integer.parseInt(mode.getText()));
-        s.setWidth(Integer.parseInt(w.getText()));
-        s.setHeight(Integer.parseInt(h.getText()));
-        s.setNoOfGuards(Integer.parseInt(noGuards.getText()));
-        s.setNoOfIntruders(Integer.parseInt(noIntruders.getText()));
-        s.setWalkSpeedGuard(Double.parseDouble(bGuard.getText()));
-        s.setWalkSpeedIntruder(Double.parseDouble(bIntruder.getText()));
-        s.setSprintSpeedGuard(Double.parseDouble(sGuard.getText()));
-        s.setWalkSpeedIntruder(Double.parseDouble(sIntruder.getText()));
+        Settings settings = new Settings();
+        settings.setName(name.getText());
+        settings.setGameMode(Integer.parseInt(mode.getText()));
+        settings.setWidth(Integer.parseInt(w.getText()));
+        settings.setHeight(Integer.parseInt(h.getText()));
+        settings.setNoOfGuards(Integer.parseInt(noGuards.getText()));
+        settings.setNoOfIntruders(Integer.parseInt(noIntruders.getText()));
+        settings.setWalkSpeedGuard(Double.parseDouble(bGuard.getText()));
+        settings.setWalkSpeedIntruder(Double.parseDouble(bIntruder.getText()));
+        settings.setSprintSpeedGuard(Double.parseDouble(sGuard.getText()));
+        settings.setWalkSpeedIntruder(Double.parseDouble(sIntruder.getText()));
+        return settings;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/StartMenu.java b/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/StartMenu.java
index f74c25d5..b1b88051 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/StartMenu.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/view/mapBuilder/StartMenu.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import app.App;
 import app.controller.io.FileManager;
 import app.controller.settings.Settings;
-import app.controller.settings.SettingsGenerator;
 import app.view.Alert;
 import app.view.FileMenuBar;
 import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
@@ -15,13 +14,11 @@ public class StartMenu extends BorderPane
     @Getter private FurniturePane furniturePane;
     @Getter private DisplayPane displayPane;
     @Getter private SettingsPane settingsPane;
-    private Settings settings;
 
     public StartMenu(App app)
     {
         this.app = app;
-        settings = SettingsGenerator.mockSettings();
-        settingsPane = new SettingsPane(this, settings);
+        settingsPane = new SettingsPane(this);
         displayPane = new DisplayPane(this);
         furniturePane = new FurniturePane(this, displayPane);
 
@@ -43,16 +40,16 @@ public int getMapHeight()
 
     public void saveSettings()
     {
+        Settings settings = settingsPane.getSettings();
         furniturePane.getSettings(settings);
-        settingsPane.getSettings();
         FileManager.saveSettings(settings, settings.getName());
         Alert.displayAlert("Done!", "The map file was successfully created.");
     }
 
     public void saveSettingsAndOpen()
     {
+        Settings settings = settingsPane.getSettings();
         furniturePane.getSettings(settings);
-        settingsPane.getSettings();
         FileManager.saveSettings(settings, settings.getName());
         String fileName = settings.getName();
         app.gotoSimulation(fileName);