diff --git a/bin/cli-settings b/bin/cli-settings
index 47acebbf9..b4acfae61 100755
--- a/bin/cli-settings
+++ b/bin/cli-settings
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ program
   .command('init')
   .description('initilizes the talk settings')
   .action(() => {
-    const defaults = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre'};
+    const defaults = {id: '1', moderation: 'PRE'};
 
     SettingsService
       .init(defaults)
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Configure/CommentSettings.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Configure/CommentSettings.js
index 9fb3d75da..0ccb5f820 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Configure/CommentSettings.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Configure/CommentSettings.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const updateCharCount = (updateSettings, settingsError) => (event) => {
 };
 
 const updateModeration = (updateSettings, mod) => () => {
-  const moderation = mod === 'pre' ? 'post' : 'pre';
+  const moderation = mod === 'PRE' ? 'POST' : 'PRE';
   updateSettings({moderation});
 };
 
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ const CommentSettings = ({fetchingSettings, title, updateSettings, settingsError
   return (
     <div className={styles.commentSettingsSection}>
       <h3>{title}</h3>
-        <Card className={`${styles.configSetting} ${settings.moderation === 'pre' ? styles.enabledSetting : styles.disabledSetting}`}>
+        <Card className={`${styles.configSetting} ${settings.moderation === 'PRE' ? styles.enabledSetting : styles.disabledSetting}`}>
           <div className={styles.action}>
             <Checkbox
               onChange={updateModeration(updateSettings, settings.moderation)}
-              checked={settings.moderation === 'pre'} />
+              checked={settings.moderation === 'PRE'} />
           </div>
           <div className={styles.content}>
           <div className={styles.settingsHeader}>{lang.t('configure.enable-pre-moderation')}</div>
-          <p className={settings.moderation === 'pre' ? '' : styles.disabledSettingText}>
+          <p className={settings.moderation === 'PRE' ? '' : styles.disabledSettingText}>
             {lang.t('configure.enable-pre-moderation-text')}
           </p>
         </div>
diff --git a/client/coral-configure/containers/ConfigureStreamContainer.js b/client/coral-configure/containers/ConfigureStreamContainer.js
index b114d93ae..25db9b38b 100644
--- a/client/coral-configure/containers/ConfigureStreamContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-configure/containers/ConfigureStreamContainer.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ConfigureStreamContainer extends Component {
     super(props);
 
     this.state = {
-      premod: props.config.moderation === 'pre',
+      premod: props.config.moderation === 'PRE',
       premodLinks: false
     };
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ConfigureStreamContainer extends Component {
   handleApply () {
     const {premod, changed} = this.state;
     const newConfig = {
-      moderation: premod ? 'pre' : 'post'
+      moderation: premod ? 'PRE' : 'POST'
     };
     if (changed) {
       this.props.updateConfiguration(newConfig);
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
index e4e6e7c37..d6931b92c 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const buildOptions = (inputOptions = {}) => {
 
   if (options._csrf) {
     switch (options.method.toLowerCase()) {
-    case 'post':
+    case 'POST':
     case 'put':
     case 'delete':
       options.headers['x-csrf-token'] = options._csrf;
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
index 953afbecb..54fee8319 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
                 cStyle={!length || (charCount && length > charCount) ? 'lightGrey' : 'darkGrey'}
                 className={`${name}-button`}
                 onClick={this.postComment}>
-                {lang.t('post')}
+                {lang.t('POST')}
               </Button>
             )
           }
diff --git a/init.js b/init.js
index 71f05623f..7c56d71cc 100644
--- a/init.js
+++ b/init.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = () => Promise.all([
   // Upsert the settings object.
   SettingsService.init({
     id: '1',
-    moderation: 'pre',
+    moderation: 'PRE',
     wordlist: {
       banned: [],
       suspect: []
diff --git a/models/setting.js b/models/setting.js
index 9d2a7028f..3d478b2d9 100644
--- a/models/setting.js
+++ b/models/setting.js
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ const SettingSchema = new Schema({
   moderation: {
     type: String,
     enum: [
-      'pre',
-      'post'
+      'PRE',
+      'POST'
     ],
-    default: 'pre'
+    default: 'PRE'
   },
   infoBoxEnable: {
     type: Boolean,
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/EmbedStreamTests.js b/test/e2e/tests/EmbedStreamTests.js
index d572c2695..70b4c6ad0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/EmbedStreamTests.js
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/EmbedStreamTests.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   'User registers and posts a comment with premod off': client => {
     client.perform((client, done) => {
-      mocks.settings({moderation: 'post'})
+      mocks.settings({moderation: 'POST'})
       .then(() => {
 
         // Load Page
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   'User posts a comment with premod on': client => {
     client.perform((client, done) => {
-      mocks.settings({moderation: 'pre'})
+      mocks.settings({moderation: 'PRE'})
       .then(() => {
 
         // Load Page
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   'User replies to a comment with premod off': client => {
     client.perform((client, done) => {
-      mocks.settings({moderation: 'post'})
+      mocks.settings({moderation: 'POST'})
       .then(() => {
 
         // Load Page
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   'User replies to a comment with premod on': client => {
     client.perform((client, done) => {
-      mocks.settings({moderation: 'pre'})
+      mocks.settings({moderation: 'PRE'})
 
       // Add a mock user
       .then(() => {
diff --git a/test/routes/api/comments/index.js b/test/routes/api/comments/index.js
index d91e58402..c305f9f6b 100644
--- a/test/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/test/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const CommentsService = require('../../../../services/comments');
 const UsersService = require('../../../../services/users');
 const SettingsService = require('../../../../services/settings');
 
-const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
+const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'PRE', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
 
 describe('/api/v1/comments', () => {
 
diff --git a/test/routes/api/queue/index.js b/test/routes/api/queue/index.js
index bf300a001..848cf10e6 100644
--- a/test/routes/api/queue/index.js
+++ b/test/routes/api/queue/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const Action = require('../../../../models/action');
 const UsersService = require('../../../../services/users');
 
 const SettingsService = require('../../../../services/settings');
-const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre', wordlist: {banned: ['banned'], suspect: ['suspect']}};
+const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'PRE', wordlist: {banned: ['banned'], suspect: ['suspect']}};
 
 describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
   const comments = [{
diff --git a/test/routes/api/settings/index.js b/test/routes/api/settings/index.js
index c6a1fd1a7..dfe846edf 100644
--- a/test/routes/api/settings/index.js
+++ b/test/routes/api/settings/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ chai.should();
 chai.use(require('chai-http'));
 
 const SettingsService = require('../../../../services/settings');
-const defaults = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre'};
+const defaults = {id: '1', moderation: 'PRE'};
 
 describe('/api/v1/settings', () => {
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/settings', () => {
         .then((res) => {
           expect(res).to.have.status(200);
           expect(res).to.be.json;
-          expect(res.body).to.have.property('moderation', 'pre');
+          expect(res.body).to.have.property('moderation', 'PRE');
         });
     });
   });
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ describe('/api/v1/settings', () => {
       return chai.request(app)
         .put('/api/v1/settings')
         .set(passport.inject({roles: ['ADMIN']}))
-        .send({moderation: 'post'})
+        .send({moderation: 'POST'})
         .then((res) => {
           expect(res).to.have.status(204);
 
           return SettingsService.retrieve();
         })
         .then((settings) => {
-          expect(settings).to.have.property('moderation', 'post');
+          expect(settings).to.have.property('moderation', 'POST');
         });
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/routes/api/user/index.js b/test/routes/api/user/index.js
index f9ceac3b4..1bb36ea2c 100644
--- a/test/routes/api/user/index.js
+++ b/test/routes/api/user/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const chai = require('chai');
 const expect = chai.expect;
 
 const SettingsService = require('../../../../services/settings');
-const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
+const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'PRE', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
 
 // Setup chai.
 chai.should();
diff --git a/test/services/assets.js b/test/services/assets.js
index c748a9797..ff8d9e175 100644
--- a/test/services/assets.js
+++ b/test/services/assets.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('services.AssetsService', () => {
           expect(asset).to.have.property('settings');
           expect(asset.settings).to.be.null;
 
-          return AssetsService.overrideSettings(asset.id, {moderation: 'pre'});
+          return AssetsService.overrideSettings(asset.id, {moderation: 'PRE'});
         })
         .then(() => {
           return AssetsService.findOrCreateByUrl('https://override.test.com/asset');
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('services.AssetsService', () => {
         .then((asset) => {
           expect(asset).to.have.property('settings');
           expect(asset.settings).is.an('object');
-          expect(asset.settings).to.have.property('moderation', 'pre');
+          expect(asset.settings).to.have.property('moderation', 'PRE');
         });
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/services/comments.js b/test/services/comments.js
index a2e7d3bcc..fc2105cb1 100644
--- a/test/services/comments.js
+++ b/test/services/comments.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const UsersService = require('../../services/users');
 const SettingsService = require('../../services/settings');
 const CommentsService = require('../../services/comments');
 
-const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
+const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'PRE', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
 
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 
diff --git a/test/services/settings.js b/test/services/settings.js
index c99bd07a6..3620ae633 100644
--- a/test/services/settings.js
+++ b/test/services/settings.js
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ const expect = require('chai').expect;
 
 describe('services.SettingsService', () => {
 
-  beforeEach(() => SettingsService.init({moderation: 'pre', wordlist: ['donut']}));
+  beforeEach(() => SettingsService.init({moderation: 'PRE', wordlist: ['donut']}));
 
   describe('#retrieve()', () => {
     it('should have a moderation field defined', () => {
       return SettingsService.retrieve().then(settings => {
-        expect(settings).to.have.property('moderation').and.to.equal('pre');
+        expect(settings).to.have.property('moderation').and.to.equal('PRE');
       });
     });
 
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ describe('services.SettingsService', () => {
 
   describe('#update()', () => {
     it('should update the settings with a passed object', () => {
-      const mockSettings = {moderation: 'post', infoBoxEnable: true, infoBoxContent: 'yeah'};
+      const mockSettings = {moderation: 'POST', infoBoxEnable: true, infoBoxContent: 'yeah'};
       return SettingsService.update(mockSettings).then(updatedSettings => {
         expect(updatedSettings).to.be.an('object');
-        expect(updatedSettings).to.have.property('moderation').and.to.equal('post');
+        expect(updatedSettings).to.have.property('moderation').and.to.equal('POST');
         expect(updatedSettings).to.have.property('infoBoxEnable', true);
         expect(updatedSettings).to.have.property('infoBoxContent', 'yeah');
       });
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ describe('services.SettingsService', () => {
       return SettingsService
         .retrieve()
         .then((settings) => {
-          let ovrSett = {moderation: 'post'};
+          let ovrSett = {moderation: 'POST'};
 
           settings.merge(ovrSett);
 
-          expect(settings).to.have.property('moderation', 'post');
+          expect(settings).to.have.property('moderation', 'POST');
         });
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/services/users.js b/test/services/users.js
index 44f065531..e2e5655e4 100644
--- a/test/services/users.js
+++ b/test/services/users.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('services.UsersService', () => {
 
   let mockUsers;
   beforeEach(() => {
-    const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
+    const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'PRE', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
 
     return SettingsService.init(settings).then(() => {
       return UsersService.createLocalUsers([{
diff --git a/test/services/wordlist.js b/test/services/wordlist.js
index 183564495..6bd05e640 100644
--- a/test/services/wordlist.js
+++ b/test/services/wordlist.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('services.Wordlist', () => {
   };
 
   let wordlist = new Wordlist();
-  const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'pre', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
+  const settings = {id: '1', moderation: 'PRE', wordlist: {banned: ['bad words'], suspect: ['suspect words']}};
 
   beforeEach(() => SettingsService.init(settings));