diff --git a/core/client/app/routes/settings/general.js b/core/client/app/routes/settings/general.js
index 7c563ec5fd5c..2d1246314d60 100644
--- a/core/client/app/routes/settings/general.js
+++ b/core/client/app/routes/settings/general.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default AuthenticatedRoute.extend(styleBody, CurrentUserSettings, {
     },
 
     model: function () {
-        return this.store.find('setting', {type: 'blog,theme'}).then(function (records) {
+        return this.store.find('setting', {type: 'blog,theme,private'}).then(function (records) {
             return records.get('firstObject');
         });
     },
diff --git a/core/server/data/default-settings.json b/core/server/data/default-settings.json
index 99ed0cd6fbcf..dc7e991e137b 100644
--- a/core/server/data/default-settings.json
+++ b/core/server/data/default-settings.json
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@
         },
         "navigation": {
             "defaultValue": "[{\"label\":\"Home\", \"url\":\"/\"}]"
-        },
-        "isPrivate": {
-            "defaultValue": "false"
-        },
-        "password": {
-            "defaultValue": ""
         }
     },
     "theme": {
@@ -86,5 +80,13 @@
         "installedApps": {
             "defaultValue": "[]"
         }
+    },
+    "private": {
+        "isPrivate": {
+            "defaultValue": "false"
+        },
+        "password": {
+            "defaultValue": ""
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/server/data/fixtures/index.js b/core/server/data/fixtures/index.js
index 4f507f4c4e28..f8811e4d6f09 100644
--- a/core/server/data/fixtures/index.js
+++ b/core/server/data/fixtures/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ logInfo = function logInfo(message) {
  * Changes an admin user to have the owner role
  * @returns {Promise|*}
  */
-convertAdminToOwner = function () {
+convertAdminToOwner = function convertAdminToOwner() {
     var adminUser;
 
     return models.User.findOne({role: 'Administrator'}).then(function (user) {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ convertAdminToOwner = function () {
  * Creates the user fixture and gives it the owner role
  * @returns {Promise|*}
  */
-createOwner = function () {
+createOwner = function createOwner() {
     var user = fixtures.users[0];
 
     return models.Role.findOne({name: 'Owner'}).then(function (ownerRole) {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ createOwner = function () {
     });
 };
 
-populate = function () {
+populate = function populate() {
     var ops = [],
         relations = [],
         Post = models.Post,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ populate = function () {
  * Note: At the moment this is pretty adhoc & untestable, in future it would be better to have a config based system.
  * @returns {Promise|*}
  */
-to003 = function () {
+to003 = function to003() {
     var ops = [],
         upgradeOp,
         Role = models.Role,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ to003 = function () {
  * Update ghost_foot to include a CDN of jquery if the DB is migrating from
  * @return {Promise}
  */
-to004 = function () {
+to004 = function to004() {
     var value,
         ops = [],
         upgradeOp,
@@ -196,6 +196,26 @@ to004 = function () {
     });
     ops.push(upgradeOp);
 
+    // change `type` for protected blog `isPrivate` setting
+    upgradeOp = models.Settings.findOne('isPrivate').then(function (setting) {
+        if (setting) {
+            logInfo('Update isPrivate setting');
+            return models.Settings.edit({key: 'isPrivate', type: 'private'}, options);
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    ops.push(upgradeOp);
+
+    // change `type` for protected blog `password` setting
+    upgradeOp = models.Settings.findOne('password').then(function (setting) {
+        if (setting) {
+            logInfo('Update password setting');
+            return models.Settings.edit({key: 'password', type: 'private'}, options);
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    ops.push(upgradeOp);
+
     // Update ghost-admin client fixture
     // ghost-admin should exist from 003 version
     upgradeOp = models.Client.findOne({slug: fixtures.clients[0].slug}).then(function (client) {
@@ -219,7 +239,7 @@ to004 = function () {
     return Promise.all(ops);
 };
 
-update = function (fromVersion, toVersion) {
+update = function update(fromVersion, toVersion) {
     var ops = [];
 
     logInfo('Updating fixtures');
diff --git a/core/server/data/migration/index.js b/core/server/data/migration/index.js
index 93c7124749ee..0e08b622ef9e 100644
--- a/core/server/data/migration/index.js
+++ b/core/server/data/migration/index.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ logInfo = function logInfo(message) {
 populateDefaultSettings = function populateDefaultSettings() {
     // Initialise the default settings
     logInfo('Populating default settings');
-    return models.Settings.populateDefault('databaseVersion').then(function () {
+    return models.Settings.populateDefaults().then(function () {
         logInfo('Complete');
     });
 };
@@ -178,9 +178,11 @@ migrateUp = function (fromVersion, toVersion) {
             return sequence(migrateOps);
         }
     }).then(function () {
-        return fixtures.update(fromVersion, toVersion);
-    }).then(function () {
+        // Ensure all of the current default settings are created (these are fixtures, so should be inserted first)
         return populateDefaultSettings();
+    }).then(function () {
+        // Finally, run any updates to the fixtures, including default settings
+        return fixtures.update(fromVersion, toVersion);
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/core/server/data/schema.js b/core/server/data/schema.js
index ae2f904804f7..9b3c8c5cdc65 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema.js
+++ b/core/server/data/schema.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ var db = {
             uuid: {type: 'string', maxlength: 36, nullable: false, validations: {isUUID: true}},
             key: {type: 'string', maxlength: 150, nullable: false, unique: true},
             value: {type: 'text', maxlength: 65535, nullable: true},
-            type: {type: 'string', maxlength: 150, nullable: false, defaultTo: 'core', validations: {isIn: [['core', 'blog', 'theme', 'app', 'plugin']]}},
+            type: {type: 'string', maxlength: 150, nullable: false, defaultTo: 'core', validations: {isIn: [['core', 'blog', 'theme', 'app', 'plugin', 'private']]}},
             created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
             created_by: {type: 'integer', nullable: false},
             updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
diff --git a/core/server/models/settings.js b/core/server/models/settings.js
index 26c79e47913e..f068f1306da9 100644
--- a/core/server/models/settings.js
+++ b/core/server/models/settings.js
@@ -125,8 +125,17 @@ Settings = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             item = self.filterData(item);
 
             return Settings.forge({key: item.key}).fetch(options).then(function then(setting) {
+                var saveData = {};
+
                 if (setting) {
-                    return setting.save({value: item.value}, options);
+                    if (item.hasOwnProperty('value')) {
+                        saveData.value = item.value;
+                    }
+                    // Internal context can overwrite type (for fixture migrations)
+                    if (options.context.internal && item.hasOwnProperty('type')) {
+                        saveData.type = item.type;
+                    }
+                    return setting.save(saveData, options);
                 }
 
                 return Promise.reject(new errors.NotFoundError('Unable to find setting to update: ' + item.key));