diff --git a/database_caller.py b/database_caller.py
index daa21c1..36e2e22 100755
--- a/database_caller.py
+++ b/database_caller.py
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ def updateJokes(api_key, logf):
         with open('csv/jokes_settings.json', 'r') as f:
             jokes_settings = json.load(f)
     except:
-        jokes_settings = {"feature": "Jokes", "speed": "medium", "speed2": "medium", "animation": "up", "title": true, "categories": ["Any"], "blacklist": [], "amount": "5", "jokes": []}
+        jokes_settings = {"feature": "Jokes", "speed": "medium", "speed2": "medium", "animation": "up", "title": True, "safe": True, "categories": ["Any"], "blacklist": [], "amount": "5", "jokes": []}
     try:
         if 'Any' in jokes_settings['categories']:
             categories = 'Any'
@@ -830,6 +830,8 @@ def updateJokes(api_key, logf):
         joke_url = 'https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/'+categories+'?amount='+amount
         if blacklist != '':
             joke_url = 'https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/'+categories+ '?blacklistFlags=' + blacklist + '&amount='+amount
+        if jokes_settings['safe']:
+            joke_url += '&safe-mode'
 
         get_jokes = requests.get(joke_url)
         all_jokes = get_jokes.json()