diff --git a/src/components/RemoteOptionsSection.tsx b/src/components/RemoteOptionsSection.tsx
index 9847998..80198eb 100644
--- a/src/components/RemoteOptionsSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RemoteOptionsSection.tsx
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ export default function RemoteOptionsSection({
 }) {
     const [optionsJsonStrings, setOptionsJsonStrings] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
     const [options, setOptions] = useState<Record<string, Record<string, FlagValue[]>>>({})
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const [jsonError, setJsonError] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
     const backendsQuery = useQuery({
         queryKey: ['backends'],
@@ -200,34 +198,21 @@ export default function RemoteOptionsSection({
         })
     }, [options, setRemoteOptionsJsonString])
 
+    // OptionsSection calls setOptionsJson on every keystroke, including mid-edit
+    // when the JSON is temporarily invalid. OptionsSection shows "Invalid JSON"
+    // inline via its own isJsonValid state. The try/catch here just skips the
+    // update so we keep the last valid parsed options until the user fixes the JSON.
     useEffect(() => {
-        let remote: string | null = null
-        let parseError: string | null = null
-        const entries = Object.entries(optionsJsonStrings)
         const newOptions: Record<string, Record<string, FlagValue[]>> = {}
-
-        for (const [r, o] of entries) {
-            remote = r
+        for (const [r, o] of Object.entries(optionsJsonStrings)) {
             try {
                 newOptions[r] = JSON.parse(o) as Record<string, FlagValue[]>
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.error(`Error parsing ${remote} options:`, e)
-                parseError = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Unknown error'
-                break
+            } catch {
+                return
             }
         }
-
-        if (parseError) {
-            console.log('[RemoteOptionsSection] parseError', parseError)
-            setJsonError(`${remote}: ${parseError}`)
-            return
-        }
-
-        console.log('[RemoteOptionsSection] setting options to: ', newOptions)
-
         startTransition(() => {
             setOptions(newOptions)
-            setJsonError(null)
         })
     }, [optionsJsonStrings])
 
diff --git a/src/pages/Bisync.tsx b/src/pages/Bisync.tsx
index 5693d4c..6073175 100644
--- a/src/pages/Bisync.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Bisync.tsx
@@ -195,10 +195,11 @@ export default function Bisync() {
             const parsedConfig = JSON.parse(configOptionsJsonString) as Record<string, FlagValue>
 
             step = 'remote'
-            const parsedRemote = JSON.parse(remoteOptionsJsonString) as Record<
-                string,
-                Record<string, FlagValue>
-            >
+            const outerRemote = JSON.parse(remoteOptionsJsonString) as Record<string, string>
+            const parsedRemote: Record<string, Record<string, FlagValue>> = {}
+            for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(outerRemote)) {
+                parsedRemote[key] = JSON.parse(val) as Record<string, FlagValue>
+            }
 
             startTransition(() => {
                 setBisyncOptions(parsedBisync)
diff --git a/src/pages/Copy.tsx b/src/pages/Copy.tsx
index 7a69ab1..adb7e9a 100644
--- a/src/pages/Copy.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Copy.tsx
@@ -239,10 +239,11 @@ export default function Copy() {
             const parsedConfig = JSON.parse(configOptionsJsonString) as Record<string, FlagValue>
 
             step = 'remote'
-            const parsedRemote = JSON.parse(remoteOptionsJsonString) as Record<
-                string,
-                Record<string, FlagValue>
-            >
+            const outerRemote = JSON.parse(remoteOptionsJsonString) as Record<string, string>
+            const parsedRemote: Record<string, Record<string, FlagValue>> = {}
+            for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(outerRemote)) {
+                parsedRemote[key] = JSON.parse(val) as Record<string, FlagValue>
+            }
 
             startTransition(() => {
                 setCopyOptions(parsedCopy)
diff --git a/src/pages/Move.tsx b/src/pages/Move.tsx
index 2f87a1a..12cf713 100644
--- a/src/pages/Move.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Move.tsx
@@ -266,10 +266,11 @@ export default function Move() {
             const parsedConfig = JSON.parse(configOptionsJsonString) as Record<string, FlagValue>
 
             step = 'remote'
-            const parsedRemote = JSON.parse(remoteOptionsJsonString) as Record<
-                string,
-                Record<string, FlagValue>
-            >
+            const outerRemote = JSON.parse(remoteOptionsJsonString) as Record<string, string>
+            const parsedRemote: Record<string, Record<string, FlagValue>> = {}
+            for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(outerRemote)) {
+                parsedRemote[key] = JSON.parse(val) as Record<string, FlagValue>
+            }
 
             startTransition(() => {
                 setMoveOptions(parsedMove)
diff --git a/src/pages/Sync.tsx b/src/pages/Sync.tsx
index 65235d9..6598e21 100644
--- a/src/pages/Sync.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Sync.tsx
@@ -250,10 +250,11 @@ export default function Sync() {
             const parsedConfig = JSON.parse(configOptionsJsonString) as Record<string, FlagValue>
 
             step = 'remote'
-            const parsedRemote = JSON.parse(remoteOptionsJsonString) as Record<
-                string,
-                Record<string, FlagValue>
-            >
+            const outerRemote = JSON.parse(remoteOptionsJsonString) as Record<string, string>
+            const parsedRemote: Record<string, Record<string, FlagValue>> = {}
+            for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(outerRemote)) {
+                parsedRemote[key] = JSON.parse(val) as Record<string, FlagValue>
+            }
 
             startTransition(() => {
                 setSyncOptions(parsedSync)