diff --git a/app/api/settings.py b/app/api/settings.py
index 71d49ca..f6190d7 100644
--- a/app/api/settings.py
+++ b/app/api/settings.py
@@ -208,9 +208,18 @@ def set_setting():
 
     sdb.set_setting(key, value)
 
-    if mapp[key] is not False:
-        flag = mapp[key]
-        set_flag(flag, value)
-        reload_all_for_set_setting()
+    flag = mapp[key]
+
+    if key == "artist_separators":
+        value = str(value).split(",")
+        value = set(value)
+
+    set_flag(flag, value)
+    reload_all_for_set_setting()
+
+    # if value is a set, convert it to a string
+    # (artist_separators)
+    if type(value) == set:
+        value = ",".join(value)
 
     return {"result": value}
diff --git a/app/db/sqlite/queries.py b/app/db/sqlite/queries.py
index 2e15fb3..9fe137f 100644
--- a/app/db/sqlite/queries.py
+++ b/app/db/sqlite/queries.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
     id integer PRIMARY KEY,
     root_dirs text NOT NULL,
     exclude_dirs text,
-    artist_separators text NOT NULL default '/,;,&',
+    artist_separators text NOT NULL default '/,;',
     extract_feat integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
     remove_prod integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
     clean_album_title integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
diff --git a/app/db/sqlite/settings.py b/app/db/sqlite/settings.py
index b503f9f..c27b7cc 100644
--- a/app/db/sqlite/settings.py
+++ b/app/db/sqlite/settings.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def load_settings():
     db_separators = db_separators.replace(" ", "")
     separators = db_separators.split(",")
 
-    separators = set(db_separators)
+    separators = set(separators)
     FromFlags.ARTIST_SEPARATORS = separators
 
     # boolean settings
diff --git a/app/migrations/v1_3_0/__init__.py b/app/migrations/v1_3_0/__init__.py
index 96c0a64..2fd8078 100644
--- a/app/migrations/v1_3_0/__init__.py
+++ b/app/migrations/v1_3_0/__init__.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class UpdateAppSettingsTable(Migration):
             id integer PRIMARY KEY,
             root_dirs text NOT NULL,
             exclude_dirs text,
-            artist_separators text NOT NULL default '/,;,&',
+            artist_separators text NOT NULL default '/,;',
             extract_feat integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
             remove_prod integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
             clean_album_title integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
diff --git a/app/settings.py b/app/settings.py
index f7bf208..8bb5532 100644
--- a/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/settings.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class FromFlags:
     PERIODIC_SCAN_INTERVAL = 300  # seconds
 
     MERGE_ALBUM_VERSIONS = False
-    ARTIST_SEPARATORS = {",", "/", ";", "&"}
+    ARTIST_SEPARATORS = set()
 
 
 # TODO: Find a way to eliminate this class without breaking typings
diff --git a/app/store/albums.py b/app/store/albums.py
index 176a27b..0bd6be4 100644
--- a/app/store/albums.py
+++ b/app/store/albums.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class AlbumStore:
 
         albumhashes = set(t.albumhash for t in TrackStore.tracks)
 
-        for albumhash in tqdm(albumhashes, desc=f"Loading {instance_key}"):
+        for albumhash in tqdm(albumhashes, desc=f"Loading albums"):
             if instance_key != ALBUM_LOAD_KEY:
                 return
 
diff --git a/app/utils/parsers.py b/app/utils/parsers.py
index 0ec76e2..7e77657 100644
--- a/app/utils/parsers.py
+++ b/app/utils/parsers.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ def split_artists(src: str):
     """
     Splits a string of artists into a list of artists.
     """
-    separators = get_flag(ParserFlags.ARTIST_SEPARATORS)
+    separators: set = get_flag(ParserFlags.ARTIST_SEPARATORS)
+    separators = separators.union({","})
 
     for sep in separators:
         src = src.replace(sep, "߸")