diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c2c94d..066fa5d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to `glorand/laravel-model-settings` will be documented in this file
 
+## 3.6.2 - 2020-04-20
+### Fix
+- "exist()" - to check if the model has valid setting 
+
 ## 3.6.1 - 2020-03-23
 ### Fix
 - https://github.com/glorand/laravel-model-settings/issues/50
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3161c6..ea57887 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests can be submitted by following o
     - [Option 3 - `HasSettingsRedis` trait](#update_models_3)
 - [Default Settings](#default_settings)
 - [Usage](#usage)
+    - [Check settings (exist)](#exist)
     - [Get all model's settings](#get_all)
     - [Get a specific setting](#get)
     - [Add / Update setting](#add_update)
@@ -149,6 +150,11 @@ class User extends Model
 $user = App\User::first();
 ```
 
+#### Check settings (exist) <a name="exist"></a>
+```php
+$user->settings()->exist();
+```
+
 #### Get all model's settings <a name="get_all"></a>
 ```php
 $user->settings()->all();
diff --git a/src/Contracts/SettingsManagerContract.php b/src/Contracts/SettingsManagerContract.php
index 933fc68..2624743 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/SettingsManagerContract.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/SettingsManagerContract.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ public function __construct(Model $model);
 
     public function all(): array;
 
+    public function exist(): bool;
+
     public function apply(array $settings = []): self;
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Managers/AbstractSettingsManager.php b/src/Managers/AbstractSettingsManager.php
index c4bf455..254eab8 100644
--- a/src/Managers/AbstractSettingsManager.php
+++ b/src/Managers/AbstractSettingsManager.php
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ public function all(): array
         return $array;
     }
 
+    public function exist(): bool
+    {
+        $all = $this->all();
+
+        return count($all) > 0;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string $path
      * @return bool
diff --git a/src/Traits/HasSettingsField.php b/src/Traits/HasSettingsField.php
index a83b313..76e1fc1 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasSettingsField.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasSettingsField.php
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ public function getSettingsValue(): array
             throw new ModelSettingsException("Unknown field ($settingsFieldName) on table {$this->getTable()}");
         }
 
-        return json_decode($this->getAttributeValue($settingsFieldName) ?? '[]', true);
+        $value = json_decode($this->getAttributeValue($settingsFieldName) ?? '[]', true);
+
+        return is_array($value) ? $value : [];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Traits/HasSettingsRedis.php b/src/Traits/HasSettingsRedis.php
index 64403f0..aa4fb20 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasSettingsRedis.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasSettingsRedis.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use Glorand\Model\Settings\Contracts\SettingsManagerContract;
 use Glorand\Model\Settings\Managers\RedisSettingsManager;
-use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;
 
 /**
@@ -28,8 +27,9 @@ public function settings(): SettingsManagerContract
     public function getSettingsValue(): array
     {
         $redisValue = Redis::connection()->get($this->cacheKey());
+        $value = json_decode($redisValue, true);
 
-        return Arr::wrap(json_decode($redisValue, true));
+        return is_array($value) ? $value : [];
     }
 
     public function cacheKey(string $key = null): string
diff --git a/tests/FieldSettingsManagerTest.php b/tests/FieldSettingsManagerTest.php
index f5a2767..22c11c5 100644
--- a/tests/FieldSettingsManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/FieldSettingsManagerTest.php
@@ -32,9 +32,23 @@ public function setUp(): void
     public function testInit()
     {
         $traits = class_uses($this->model);
-        $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists(HasSettingsField::class, $traits));
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(HasSettingsField::class, $traits);
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testExist()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse($this->model->settings()->exist());
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertTrue($this->model->settings()->exist());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
     public function testModelArraySettings()
     {
         $testArray = ['a' => 'b'];
@@ -125,7 +139,7 @@ public function testGetMultiple()
     }
 
     /**
-     * @throws \Exception
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
      */
     public function testApply()
     {
@@ -133,21 +147,24 @@ public function testApply()
         $this->assertEquals($this->model->fresh()->settings()->all(), $this->testArray);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
     public function testPersistence()
     {
         $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->fresh()->settings()->all(), $this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->fresh()->settings()->all());
 
         $this->model->settings()->delete();
 
         $this->model->setPersistSettings(false);
         $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->fresh()->settings()->all(), []);
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->fresh()->settings()->all());
 
         $this->model->setPersistSettings(false);
         $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
         $this->model->save();
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->fresh()->settings()->all(), $this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->fresh()->settings()->all());
 
         $this->model->settings()->delete();
 
@@ -164,14 +181,14 @@ public function testDelete()
     {
         $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
 
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), $this->testArray);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->get('user.first_name'), 'John');
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->settings()->all());
+        $this->assertEquals('John', $this->model->settings()->get('user.first_name'));
 
         $this->model->settings()->delete('user.first_name');
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->get('user.first_name'), null);
+        $this->assertEquals(null, $this->model->settings()->get('user.first_name'));
 
         $this->model->settings()->delete();
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), []);
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -195,21 +212,21 @@ public function testDeleteMultiple()
     public function testClear()
     {
         $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), $this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->settings()->all());
 
         $this->model->settings()->clear();
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), []);
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
     }
 
     /**
-     * @throws \Exception
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
      */
     public function testSet()
     {
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), []);
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
 
         $this->model->settings()->set('user.age', 18);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), ['user' => ['age' => 18]]);
+        $this->assertEquals(['user' => ['age' => 18]], $this->model->settings()->all());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -217,29 +234,29 @@ public function testSet()
      */
     public function testSetMultiple()
     {
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), []);
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
         $testData = [
             'a' => 'a',
             'b' => 'b',
         ];
         $this->model->settings()->setMultiple($testData);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), $testData);
+        $this->assertEquals($testData, $this->model->settings()->all());
 
         $this->model->settings()->setMultiple($this->testArray);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), array_merge($testData, $this->testArray));
+        $this->assertEquals(array_merge($testData, $this->testArray), $this->model->settings()->all());
     }
 
     /**
-     * @throws \Exception
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
      */
     public function testUpdate()
     {
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), []);
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
 
         $this->model->settings()->set('user.age', 18);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), ['user' => ['age' => 18]]);
+        $this->assertEquals(['user' => ['age' => 18]], $this->model->settings()->all());
 
         $this->model->settings()->update('user.age', 19);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), ['user' => ['age' => 19]]);
+        $this->assertEquals(['user' => ['age' => 19]], $this->model->settings()->all());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Models/UserWithTextField.php b/tests/Models/UserWithTextField.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52e53e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Models/UserWithTextField.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models;
+
+use Glorand\Model\Settings\Traits\HasSettingsField;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class UserWithTextField extends Model
+{
+    use HasSettingsField;
+
+    //protected $persistSettings = true;
+
+    protected $table = 'users_with_text_field';
+
+    protected $guarded = [];
+
+    protected $fillable = ['id', 'name'];
+
+    public $defaultSettings = [];
+}
diff --git a/tests/Models/UsersWithTable.php b/tests/Models/UsersWithTable.php
index 88fcae7..7d20538 100644
--- a/tests/Models/UsersWithTable.php
+++ b/tests/Models/UsersWithTable.php
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models;
 
+use Closure;
 use Glorand\Model\Settings\Traits\HasSettingsTable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 /**
- * @method static whereHas(string $string, \Closure $param)
+ * @method static whereHas(string $string, Closure $param)
  */
 class UsersWithTable extends Model
 {
diff --git a/tests/RedisSettingsManagerTest.php b/tests/RedisSettingsManagerTest.php
index 81f18c2..93b1b23 100644
--- a/tests/RedisSettingsManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/RedisSettingsManagerTest.php
@@ -38,11 +38,23 @@ public function testInit()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(MockPredisConnection::class, Redis::connection());
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testExist()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse($this->model->settings()->exist());
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertTrue($this->model->settings()->exist());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
      */
     public function testAll()
     {
+        $this->model->settings()->clear();
         $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), []);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/TableSettingsManagerTest.php b/tests/TableSettingsManagerTest.php
index cef5efe..cd62ccd 100644
--- a/tests/TableSettingsManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/TableSettingsManagerTest.php
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ public function testInit()
         $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists(HasSettingsTable::class, $traits));
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testExist()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse($this->model->settings()->exist());
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertTrue($this->model->settings()->exist());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @throws \Exception
      */
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 1bb7e97..19259a0 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models\UsersWithTable;
 use Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models\UserWithField;
 use Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models\UserWithRedis;
+use Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models\UserWithTextField;
 use Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models\WrongUser;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ protected function setUpDatabase()
     {
         $this->createSettingsTable();
 
-        $this->createTables('users', 'users_with_table', 'users_with_field', 'wrong_users');
-        $this->seedModels(UserWithField::class, UsersWithTable::class, WrongUser::class, UserWithRedis::class);
+        $this->createTables('users', 'users_with_table', 'users_with_field', 'users_with_text_field', 'wrong_users');
+        $this->seedModels(UserWithField::class, UserWithTextField::class, UsersWithTable::class, WrongUser::class, UserWithRedis::class);
     }
 
     protected function createSettingsTable()
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ protected function createTables(...$tableNames)
                 if ('users_with_field' === $tableName) {
                     $table->json('settings')->nullable();
                 }
+
+                if ('users_with_text_field' === $tableName) {
+                    $table->text('settings')->nullable();
+                }
             });
         });
     }
diff --git a/tests/TextFieldSettingsManagerTest.php b/tests/TextFieldSettingsManagerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1f1569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TextFieldSettingsManagerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests;
+
+use Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException;
+use Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models\UserWithTextField as User;
+use Glorand\Model\Settings\Traits\HasSettingsField;
+
+class TextFieldSettingsManagerTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** @var \Glorand\Model\Settings\Tests\Models\UserWithTextField */
+    protected $model;
+    /** @var array */
+    protected $testArray = [
+        'user' => [
+            'first_name' => "John",
+            'last_name'  => "Doe",
+            'email'      => "john@doe.com",
+        ],
+    ];
+    /** @var array */
+    protected $defaultSettingsTestArray = [
+        'project' => 'Main Project',
+    ];
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->model = User::first();
+    }
+
+    public function testInit()
+    {
+        $traits = class_uses($this->model);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(HasSettingsField::class, $traits);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testExist()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse($this->model->settings()->exist());
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertTrue($this->model->settings()->exist());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testIfSettingsIsNotValidJson()
+    {
+        $this->model->settings = 'Invalid Json';
+        $this->model->save();
+
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testModelArraySettings()
+    {
+        $testArray = ['a' => 'b'];
+        $this->model->settings = $testArray;
+        $this->model->save();
+        $this->assertEquals($testArray, $this->model->settings()->all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testAll()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testDefaultValue()
+    {
+        $this->model->defaultSettings = $this->defaultSettingsTestArray;
+        $this->assertEquals($this->defaultSettingsTestArray, $this->model->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            array_merge($this->defaultSettingsTestArray, $this->testArray),
+            $this->model->settings()->all()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testSettingsMissingSettingsField()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(ModelSettingsException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Unknown field');
+        $this->model->settingsFieldName = 'test';
+        $this->model->settings()->all();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testHas()
+    {
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->model->settings()->has('user.first_name'));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->model->settings()->has('user.age'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testGet()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(null, $this->model->settings()->get('user'));
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals('John', $this->model->settings()->get('user.first_name'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function testGetMultiple()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+        $values = $this->model->settings()->getMultiple(['user.first_name', 'user.last_name'], 'def_val');
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            [
+                'user.first_name' => 'def_val',
+                'user.last_name'  => 'def_val',
+            ],
+            $values
+        );
+
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $values = $this->model->settings()->getMultiple(
+            ['user.first_name', 'user.last_name', 'user.middle_name'],
+            'def_val'
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            [
+                'user.first_name'  => 'John',
+                'user.last_name'   => 'Doe',
+                'user.middle_name' => 'def_val',
+            ],
+            $values
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testApply()
+    {
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->model->fresh()->settings()->all(), $this->testArray);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testPersistence()
+    {
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->fresh()->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->settings()->delete();
+
+        $this->model->setPersistSettings(false);
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->fresh()->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->setPersistSettings(false);
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->model->save();
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->fresh()->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->settings()->delete();
+
+        $this->model->fresh();
+        $this->model->setPersistSettings(true);
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->fresh()->settings()->all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testDelete()
+    {
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->settings()->all());
+        $this->assertEquals('John', $this->model->settings()->get('user.first_name'));
+
+        $this->model->settings()->delete('user.first_name');
+        $this->assertEquals(null, $this->model->settings()->get('user.first_name'));
+
+        $this->model->settings()->delete();
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testDeleteMultiple()
+    {
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->model->settings()->all(), $this->testArray);
+
+        $this->model->settings()->deleteMultiple(['user.first_name', 'user.last_name']);
+        $testData = $this->model->settings()->get('user');
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('first_name', $testData);
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('last_name', $testData);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('email', $testData);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testClear()
+    {
+        $this->model->settings()->apply($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->testArray, $this->model->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->settings()->clear();
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function testSet()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->settings()->set('user.age', 18);
+        $this->assertEquals(['user' => ['age' => 18]], $this->model->settings()->all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Glorand\Model\Settings\Exceptions\ModelSettingsException
+     */
+    public function testSetMultiple()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+        $testData = [
+            'a' => 'a',
+            'b' => 'b',
+        ];
+        $this->model->settings()->setMultiple($testData);
+        $this->assertEquals($testData, $this->model->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->settings()->setMultiple($this->testArray);
+        $this->assertEquals(array_merge($testData, $this->testArray), $this->model->settings()->all());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function testUpdate()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->model->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->settings()->set('user.age', 18);
+        $this->assertEquals(['user' => ['age' => 18]], $this->model->settings()->all());
+
+        $this->model->settings()->update('user.age', 19);
+        $this->assertEquals(['user' => ['age' => 19]], $this->model->settings()->all());
+    }
+}