diff --git a/uSync8.BackOffice/Configuration/BackOfficeConfig.cs b/uSync8.BackOffice/Configuration/BackOfficeConfig.cs
index 3bb41f58..154a4790 100644
--- a/uSync8.BackOffice/Configuration/BackOfficeConfig.cs
+++ b/uSync8.BackOffice/Configuration/BackOfficeConfig.cs
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ public HandlerSettings LoadHandlerConfig(XElement node, uSyncSettings defaultSet
             settings.UseFlatStructure = GetLocalValue(node.Attribute("UseFlatStructure"), defaultSettings.UseFlatStructure);
             settings.Actions = node.Attribute("Actions").ValueOrDefault("All").ToDelimitedList().ToArray();
             settings.FailOnMissingParent = GetLocalValue(node.Attribute("FailOnMissingParent"), defaultSettings.FailOnMissingParent);
+            settings.Group = node.Attribute("Group").ValueOrDefault(string.Empty);
 
             // handlers can have their own individual settings beneath a node
             // 
diff --git a/uSync8.BackOffice/Configuration/uSyncHandlerSettings.cs b/uSync8.BackOffice/Configuration/uSyncHandlerSettings.cs
index 4f8ba743..deaf8f9f 100644
--- a/uSync8.BackOffice/Configuration/uSyncHandlerSettings.cs
+++ b/uSync8.BackOffice/Configuration/uSyncHandlerSettings.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public class HandlerSettings
 
         public string[] Actions { get; set; } = new string[] { "All" };
 
+        public string Group { get; set; }
+
         public OverriddenValue<bool> UseFlatStructure { get; set; } = new OverriddenValue<bool>();
         public OverriddenValue<bool> GuidNames { get; set; } = new OverriddenValue<bool>();
 
diff --git a/uSync8.BackOffice/SyncHandlers/SyncHandlerFactory.cs b/uSync8.BackOffice/SyncHandlers/SyncHandlerFactory.cs
index faccd5d5..60c8432f 100644
--- a/uSync8.BackOffice/SyncHandlers/SyncHandlerFactory.cs
+++ b/uSync8.BackOffice/SyncHandlers/SyncHandlerFactory.cs
@@ -117,9 +117,17 @@ public IEnumerable<ExtendedHandlerConfigPair> GetValidHandlersByEntityType(IEnum
 
 
         public IEnumerable<string> GetValidGroups(SyncHandlerOptions options = null)
-            => GetValidHandlers(options)
+        {
+            var handlers = GetValidHandlers(options);
+            var groups = handlers
                 .Select(x => x.Handler.Group)
-                .Distinct();
+                .ToList();
+
+            groups.AddRange(handlers.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x.Settings.Group))
+                .Select(x => x.Settings.Group));
+
+            return groups.Distinct();              
+        }
 
         public IEnumerable<ExtendedHandlerConfigPair> GetValidHandlers(string[] aliases, SyncHandlerOptions options = null)
             => GetValidHandlers(options)
@@ -151,7 +159,7 @@ public IEnumerable<ExtendedHandlerConfigPair> GetValidHandlers(SyncHandlerOption
 
                 // check its valid for the passed group and action. 
                 if (handler != null
-                    && IsValidGroup(options.Group, handler)
+                    && IsValidGroup(options.Group, handler, settings)
                     && IsValidAction(options.Action, settings.Actions))
                 {
                     // logger.Debug<SyncHandlerFactory>("Adding {handler} to ValidHandler List", handler.Alias);
@@ -180,11 +188,15 @@ private bool IsValidAction(HandlerActions requestedAction, string[] actions)
                 actions.InvariantContains("all") ||
                 actions.InvariantContains(requestedAction.ToString());
 
-        private bool IsValidGroup(string group, ISyncHandler handler)
+        private bool IsValidGroup(string group, ISyncHandler handler, HandlerSettings settings)
         {
             // empty means all 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(group)) return true;
 
+            // group over written in settings.
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(settings.Group))
+                return settings.Group.InvariantEquals(group);
+
             if (handler is ISyncExtendedHandler extendedHandler)
                 return extendedHandler.Group.InvariantEquals(group);
 
diff --git a/uSync8.Site/config/uSync8.config b/uSync8.Site/config/uSync8.config
index 057cdfa2..106886c9 100644
--- a/uSync8.Site/config/uSync8.config
+++ b/uSync8.Site/config/uSync8.config
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <Handler Alias="templateHandler" Enabled="true" Actions="All" />
         <Handler Alias="contentTypeHandler" Enabled="true" Actions="All" />
         <Handler Alias="contentTemplateHandler" Enabled="true" Actions="All" />
-        <Handler Alias="dictionaryHandler" Enabled="true" Actions="All" />
+        <Handler Alias="dictionaryHandler" Enabled="true" Actions="All" Group="Settings" />
         <Handler Alias="mediaTypeHandler" Enabled="true" Actions="All" />
         <Handler Alias="domainHandler" Enabled="true" Actions="All" />
         <Handler Alias="contentHandler" Enabled="true" Actions="All">