diff --git a/api/globalconfig/types.go b/api/globalconfig/types.go
index 4925bae63..036670214 100644
--- a/api/globalconfig/types.go
+++ b/api/globalconfig/types.go
@@ -20,11 +20,19 @@ import (
 
 // ConfigStatus for publishing config, status and source to UI and external systems
 type ConfigStatus struct {
-	Config   any  `json:"config,omitempty"`
-	Status   any  `json:"status,omitempty"`
-	FromYaml bool `json:"fromYaml,omitempty"`
+	Config     any        `json:"config,omitempty"`
+	Status     any        `json:"status,omitempty"`
+	YamlSource YamlSource `json:"yamlSource,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type YamlSource string
+
+const (
+	YamlSourceFile YamlSource = "file"
+	YamlSourceDb   YamlSource = "db"
+	YamlSourceNone YamlSource = ""
+)
+
 type All struct {
 	Network      Network
 	Ocpp         ocpp.Config
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Config/EebusModal.vue b/assets/js/components/Config/EebusModal.vue
index b1ca92561..924fae33e 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Config/EebusModal.vue
+++ b/assets/js/components/Config/EebusModal.vue
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import type { PropType } from "vue";
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-import type { EebusConfig, EebusStatus } from "@/types/evcc";
+import type { EebusConfig, EebusStatus, YamlSource } from "@/types/evcc";
 import JsonModal from "./JsonModal.vue";
 import FormRow from "./FormRow.vue";
 import PropertyField from "./PropertyField.vue";
@@ -140,9 +140,14 @@ export default {
 			type: Object as PropType<EebusStatus>,
 			default: () => ({}),
 		},
-		fromYaml: Boolean,
+		yamlSource: String as PropType<YamlSource>,
 	},
 	emits: ["changed"],
+	computed: {
+		fromYaml(): boolean {
+			return this.yamlSource === "file";
+		},
+	},
 	methods: {
 		formId(s: string) {
 			return `eebus-${s}`;
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Config/HemsModal.vue b/assets/js/components/Config/HemsModal.vue
index e5e5ca78a..b8dce4384 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Config/HemsModal.vue
+++ b/assets/js/components/Config/HemsModal.vue
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default {
 	components: { YamlModal },
 	mixins: [formatter],
 	props: {
-		fromYaml: Boolean,
+		yamlSource: String,
 	},
 	emits: ["changed"],
 	data() {
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export default {
 		};
 	},
 	computed: {
+		fromYaml() {
+			return this.yamlSource === "file";
+		},
 		sessionCount() {
 			return this.sessions.length;
 		},
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Config/SponsorModal.vue b/assets/js/components/Config/SponsorModal.vue
index f8a246be5..88d4ce9c0 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Config/SponsorModal.vue
+++ b/assets/js/components/Config/SponsorModal.vue
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export default {
 			return this.sponsor?.status?.token;
 		},
 		fromYaml() {
-			return this.sponsor?.fromYaml;
+			return !!this.sponsor?.yamlSource;
 		},
 		name() {
 			return this.sponsor?.status?.name || "";
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Savings/Sponsor.stories.ts b/assets/js/components/Savings/Sponsor.stories.ts
index 1183f6eee..af895578e 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Savings/Sponsor.stories.ts
+++ b/assets/js/components/Savings/Sponsor.stories.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ export default {
       control: "text",
       description: "Sponsor token (optional)",
     },
-    fromYaml: {
-      control: "boolean",
-      description: "Whether the sponsor config comes from YAML",
-    },
   },
 } as Meta<typeof Sponsor>;
 
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Savings/Sponsor.vue b/assets/js/components/Savings/Sponsor.vue
index 9d69c3c3f..84a4c94fb 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Savings/Sponsor.vue
+++ b/assets/js/components/Savings/Sponsor.vue
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	name: "Sponsor",
 	props: {
 		status: Object as PropType<SponsorStatus>,
-		fromYaml: Boolean,
 	},
 	computed: {
 		name() {
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Savings/SponsorTokenExpires.vue b/assets/js/components/Savings/SponsorTokenExpires.vue
index 59884fc50..72f948021 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Savings/SponsorTokenExpires.vue
+++ b/assets/js/components/Savings/SponsorTokenExpires.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			<i18n-t
 				tag="span"
 				:keypath="
-					fromYaml
+					!!yamlSource
 						? 'settings.sponsorToken.expiresUpdateYaml'
 						: 'settings.sponsorToken.expiresUpdateUi'
 				"
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
 import formatter from "@/mixins/formatter";
 import { TRIAL } from "./Sponsor.vue";
 import { defineComponent, type PropType } from "vue";
-import type { SponsorStatus } from "@/types/evcc";
+import type { SponsorStatus, YamlSource } from "@/types/evcc";
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	name: "SponsorTokenExpires",
 	mixins: [formatter],
 	props: {
 		status: Object as PropType<SponsorStatus>,
-		fromYaml: Boolean,
+		yamlSource: String as PropType<YamlSource>,
 	},
 	computed: {
 		expiresSoon() {
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Top/Navigation.stories.ts b/assets/js/components/Top/Navigation.stories.ts
index 52462c409..e3b8d6384 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Top/Navigation.stories.ts
+++ b/assets/js/components/Top/Navigation.stories.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ TokenExpires.args = {
       expiresAt: new Date().toISOString(),
       expiresSoon: true,
     },
-    fromYaml: false,
+    yamlSource: "file",
   },
 };
diff --git a/assets/js/types/evcc.ts b/assets/js/types/evcc.ts
index 6e1aee448..563c53a76 100644
--- a/assets/js/types/evcc.ts
+++ b/assets/js/types/evcc.ts
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ export interface HemsStatus {
   maxPower: number;
 }
 
-export interface Hems {
-  status?: HemsStatus;
-  config: HemsConfig;
-  fromYaml: boolean;
-}
+export type Hems = ConfigStatus<HemsConfig, HemsStatus>;
 
 export interface ShmConfig {
   vendorId: string;
@@ -99,6 +95,14 @@ export interface State {
   ocpp?: Ocpp;
 }
 
+export interface ConfigStatus<C, S> {
+  config?: C;
+  status?: S;
+  yamlSource?: YamlSource;
+}
+
+export type YamlSource = "file" | "db" | undefined;
+
 export interface OcppConfig {
   port: number;
 }
@@ -393,10 +397,7 @@ export interface SponsorStatus {
   token?: string;
 }
 
-export interface Sponsor {
-  status?: SponsorStatus;
-  fromYaml: boolean;
-}
+export type Sponsor = ConfigStatus<any, SponsorStatus>;
 
 export type VehicleOption = {
   key?: string | null;
@@ -445,11 +446,7 @@ export type Certificate = {
   private: string;
 };
 
-export type Eebus = {
-  config: EebusConfig;
-  status: EebusStatus;
-  fromYaml?: boolean;
-};
+export type Eebus = ConfigStatus<EebusConfig, EebusStatus>;
 
 export type EebusConfig = {
   uri: string;
diff --git a/assets/js/views/Config.vue b/assets/js/views/Config.vue
index 4f1c3ae61..992c5ebc0 100644
--- a/assets/js/views/Config.vue
+++ b/assets/js/views/Config.vue
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 				<MqttModal @changed="loadDirty" />
 				<NetworkModal @changed="loadDirty" />
 				<ControlModal @changed="loadDirty" />
-				<HemsModal :fromYaml="hems?.fromYaml" @changed="yamlChanged" />
+				<HemsModal :yamlSource="hems?.yamlSource" @changed="yamlChanged" />
 				<ShmModal @changed="loadDirty" />
 				<MessagingModal @changed="yamlChanged" />
 				<TariffsModal @changed="yamlChanged" />
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 				/>
 				<EebusModal
 					:status="eebus?.status"
-					:from-yaml="eebus?.fromYaml"
+					:yamlSource="eebus?.yamlSource"
 					@changed="yamlChanged"
 				/>
 				<OcppModal :ocpp="ocpp" />
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 57175fb79..7b9a9ce81 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ func runRoot(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	// publish initial settings
 	valueChan <- util.Param{Key: keys.EEBus, Val: globalconfig.ConfigStatus{
-		Config:   conf.EEBus.Redacted(),
-		Status:   eebus.GetStatus(),
-		FromYaml: fromYaml.eebus,
+		Config:     conf.EEBus.Redacted(),
+		Status:     eebus.GetStatus(),
+		YamlSource: yamlSource.eebus,
 	}}
 	valueChan <- util.Param{Key: keys.Shm, Val: conf.SHM}
 	valueChan <- util.Param{Key: keys.Influx, Val: conf.Influx}
@@ -377,14 +377,14 @@ func runRoot(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		Status: ocpp.GetStatus(),
 	}}
 	valueChan <- util.Param{Key: keys.Sponsor, Val: globalconfig.ConfigStatus{
-		Status:   sponsor.RedactedStatus(),
-		FromYaml: fromYaml.sponsor,
+		Status:     sponsor.RedactedStatus(),
+		YamlSource: yamlSource.sponsor,
 	}}
 
 	valueChan <- util.Param{Key: keys.Hems, Val: globalconfig.ConfigStatus{
-		Config:   conf.HEMS.Redacted(),
-		Status:   hemsapi.GetStatus(hems),
-		FromYaml: fromYaml.hems,
+		Config:     conf.HEMS.Redacted(),
+		Status:     hemsapi.GetStatus(hems),
+		YamlSource: yamlSource.hems,
 	}}
 
 	// publish system infos
diff --git a/cmd/setup.go b/cmd/setup.go
index 285edbe15..aeb91d292 100644
--- a/cmd/setup.go
+++ b/cmd/setup.go
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ var conf = globalconfig.All{
 	},
 }
 
-var fromYaml struct {
-	sponsor bool
-	hems    bool
-	eebus   bool
+var yamlSource struct {
+	sponsor globalconfig.YamlSource
+	hems    globalconfig.YamlSource
+	eebus   globalconfig.YamlSource
 }
 
 var nameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9_.:-]+$`)
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func configureSponsorship(token string) (err error) {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else if token != "" {
-		fromYaml.sponsor = true
+		yamlSource.sponsor = globalconfig.YamlSourceFile
 	}
 
 	return sponsor.ConfigureSponsorship(token)
@@ -715,9 +715,10 @@ func configureHEMS(conf *globalconfig.Hems, site *core.Site) (hemsapi.API, error
 			if err := settings.Yaml(keys.Hems, new(map[string]any), &conf); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			yamlSource.hems = globalconfig.YamlSourceDb
 		}
 	} else {
-		fromYaml.hems = true
+		yamlSource.hems = globalconfig.YamlSourceFile
 	}
 
 	if conf.Type == "" {
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@ func configureEEBus(conf *eebus.Config) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else if conf.IsConfigured() {
-		fromYaml.eebus = true
+		yamlSource.eebus = globalconfig.YamlSourceFile
 	}
 
 	if !conf.IsConfigured() {
diff --git a/server/http_config_site_other_handler.go b/server/http_config_site_other_handler.go
index ce6a8721a..b59efff52 100644
--- a/server/http_config_site_other_handler.go
+++ b/server/http_config_site_other_handler.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ func updateSponsortokenHandler(pub publisher) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 			}
 
 			pub(keys.Sponsor, globalconfig.ConfigStatus{
-				Status:   sponsor.RedactedStatus(),
-				FromYaml: false,
+				Status:     sponsor.RedactedStatus(),
+				YamlSource: globalconfig.YamlSourceNone,
 			})
 		}
 
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ func deleteSponsorTokenHandler(pub publisher) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 		settings.SetString(keys.SponsorToken, "")
 
 		pub(keys.Sponsor, globalconfig.ConfigStatus{
-			Status:   sponsor.Status{},
-			FromYaml: false,
+			Status:     sponsor.Status{},
+			YamlSource: globalconfig.YamlSourceNone,
 		})
 
 		setConfigDirty()