diff --git a/app/models/setting.rb b/app/models/setting.rb
index 9e1d9e238..1e57cb5f8 100644
--- a/app/models/setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/setting.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Setting < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def type
-    if %w[feature process proposals map html homepage uploads].include? prefix
+    if %w[feature process proposals map html homepage uploads sdg].include? prefix
       prefix
     elsif %w[remote_census].include? prefix
       key.rpartition(".").first
diff --git a/spec/models/setting_spec.rb b/spec/models/setting_spec.rb
index 99522f866..8a5dc95b2 100644
--- a/spec/models/setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/setting_spec.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ describe Setting do
       expect(homepage_setting.type).to eq "homepage"
     end
 
+    it "returns the key prefix for 'sdg' settings" do
+      sdg_setting = Setting.create!(key: "sdg.whatever")
+
+      expect(sdg_setting.type).to eq "sdg"
+    end
+
     it "returns the key prefix for 'remote_census.general' settings" do
       remote_census_general_setting = Setting.create!(key: "remote_census.general.whatever")
       expect(remote_census_general_setting.type).to eq "remote_census.general"