diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js
index c88138534..77e7f5af5 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const updateConfiguration = newConfig => (dispatch, getState) => {
     .toArray()[0];
 
   dispatch(updateConfigRequest());
-  coralApi(`/asset/${assetId}/settings`, {method: 'PUT', body: newConfig})
+  coralApi(`/assets/${assetId}/settings`, {method: 'PUT', body: newConfig})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(addNotification('success', lang.t('successUpdateSettings')));
       dispatch(updateConfigSuccess(newConfig));
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export const updateOpenStream = closedBody => (dispatch, getState) => {
 
   dispatch(updateConfigRequest());
 
-  coralApi(`/asset/${assetId}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: closedBody})
+  coralApi(`/assets/${assetId}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: closedBody})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(addNotification('success', lang.t('successUpdateSettings')));
       dispatch(updateConfigSuccess(closedBody));
diff --git a/docs/swagger.yaml b/docs/swagger.yaml
index e819f451c..f6aba4d25 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/swagger.yaml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ paths:
           description: An error occured.
           schema:
             $ref: '#/definitions/Error'
-  /asset:
+  /assets:
     get:
       parameters:
         - name: limit
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ paths:
                 items:
                   $ref: '#/definitions/Asset'
 
-  /asset/{asset_id}:
+  /assets/{asset_id}:
     get:
       parameters:
         - name: asset_id
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ paths:
             $ref: '#/definitions/Error'
 
 
-  /asset/{asset_id}/scrape:
+  /assets/{asset_id}/scrape:
     post:
       parameters:
         - name: asset_id
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ paths:
           schema:
             $ref: '#/definitions/Error'
 
-  /asset/{asset_id}/settings:
+  /assets/{asset_id}/settings:
     put:
       parameters:
         - name: asset_id
diff --git a/models/setting.js b/models/setting.js
index 967b5fd7e..6f142c760 100644
--- a/models/setting.js
+++ b/models/setting.js
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ const SettingService = module.exports = {};
  */
 const selector = {id: '1'};
 
+/**
+ * The list of settings that can be viewed publicly.
+ */
+const publicSettings = 'moderation infoBoxEnable infoBoxContent closeTimeout closedMessage charCountEnable charCount';
+
 /**
  * Cache expiry time in seconds for when the cached entry of the settings object
  * expires. 2 minutes.
@@ -120,6 +125,14 @@ SettingService.retrieve = () => cache.wrap('settings', EXPIRY_TIME, () => {
   return Setting.findOne(selector);
 }).then((setting) => new Setting(setting));
 
+/**
+ * Gets publicly available settings records
+ * @return {Promise} settings the publicly viewable settings record
+ */
+SettingService.public = () => cache.wrap('publicSettings', EXPIRY_TIME, () => {
+  return Setting.findOne(selector, publicSettings);
+}).then((setting) => new Setting(setting));
+
 /**
  * This will update the settings object with whatever you pass in
  * @param  {object} setting a hash of whatever settings you want to update
@@ -134,9 +147,11 @@ SettingService.update = (settings) => Setting.findOneAndUpdate(selector, {
 }).then((settings) => {
 
   // Invalidate the settings cache.
-  return cache
-    .set('settings', settings, EXPIRY_TIME)
-    .then(() => settings);
+  return Promise.all([
+    cache.set('settings', settings, EXPIRY_TIME),
+    cache.invalidate('publicSettings')
+  ])
+  .then(() => settings);
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/routes/api/asset/index.js b/routes/api/assets/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from routes/api/asset/index.js
rename to routes/api/assets/index.js
diff --git a/routes/api/index.js b/routes/api/index.js
index 6a7f6ff10..316d284e0 100644
--- a/routes/api/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
 // Filter all content going down the pipe based on user roles.
 router.use(payloadFilter);
 
-router.use('/asset', authorization.needed('admin'), require('./asset'));
+router.use('/assets', authorization.needed('admin'), require('./assets'));
 router.use('/settings', authorization.needed('admin'), require('./settings'));
 router.use('/queue', authorization.needed('admin'), require('./queue'));
 
diff --git a/routes/api/stream/index.js b/routes/api/stream/index.js
index 8d70adbb4..246e71b15 100644
--- a/routes/api/stream/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/stream/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
       }),
 
     // Get the moderation setting from the settings.
-    Setting.retrieve()
+    Setting.public()
   ])
   .then(([asset, settings]) => {
 
diff --git a/tests/models/setting.js b/tests/models/setting.js
index 8fd23d6a0..f62e0a7df 100644
--- a/tests/models/setting.js
+++ b/tests/models/setting.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const expect = require('chai').expect;
 
 describe('models.Setting', () => {
 
-  beforeEach(() => Setting.init({moderation: 'pre'}));
+  beforeEach(() => Setting.init({moderation: 'pre', wordlist: ['donut']}));
 
   describe('#retrieve()', () => {
     it('should have a moderation field defined', () => {
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ describe('models.Setting', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#public()', () => {
+    it('should have a moderation field defined', () => {
+      return Setting.public().then(settings => {
+        expect(settings).to.have.property('moderation').and.to.equal('pre');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not have the wordlist field defined', () => {
+      return Setting.public().then(settings => {
+        expect(settings).to.have.property('wordlist').and.to.have.length(0);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#update()', () => {
     it('should update the settings with a passed object', () => {
       const mockSettings = {moderation: 'post', infoBoxEnable: true, infoBoxContent: 'yeah'};
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/assets/index.js b/tests/routes/api/assets/index.js
index 64e820722..8e94c81fc 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/assets/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/assets/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/assets', () => {
 
     it('should return all assets without a search query', () => {
       return chai.request(app)
-        .get('/api/v1/asset')
+        .get('/api/v1/assets')
         .set(passport.inject({roles: ['admin']}))
         .then((res) => {
           const body = res.body;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/assets', () => {
 
     it('should return assets that we search for', () => {
       return chai.request(app)
-        .get('/api/v1/asset?search=term2')
+        .get('/api/v1/assets?search=term2')
         .set(passport.inject({roles: ['admin']}))
         .then((res) => {
           const body = res.body;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/assets', () => {
 
     it('should not return assets that we do not search for', () => {
       return chai.request(app)
-        .get('/api/v1/asset?search=term3')
+        .get('/api/v1/assets?search=term3')
         .set(passport.inject({roles: ['admin']}))
         .then((res) => {
           const body = res.body;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/assets', () => {
           expect(asset).to.have.property('closedAt', null);
 
           return chai.request(app)
-            .put(`/api/v1/asset/${asset.id}/status`)
+            .put(`/api/v1/assets/${asset.id}/status`)
             .set(passport.inject({roles: ['admin']}))
             .send({closedAt: today});
         })