diff --git a/service/src/authentication/saml.js b/service/src/authentication/saml.js
index 2c33bae42..0c1a5ffaa 100644
--- a/service/src/authentication/saml.js
+++ b/service/src/authentication/saml.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ function configure(strategy) {
     cert: strategy.settings.cert,
     issuer: strategy.settings.issuer
   }
-  if (strategy.settings.privateCert) {
-    options.privateCert = strategy.settings.privateCert;
+  if (strategy.settings.privateKey) {
+    options.privateKey = strategy.settings.privateKey;
   }
   if (strategy.settings.decryptionPvk) {
     options.decryptionPvk = strategy.settings.decryptionPvk;
diff --git a/service/src/models/authenticationconfiguration.js b/service/src/models/authenticationconfiguration.js
index 7af58085c..87fedec9f 100644
--- a/service/src/models/authenticationconfiguration.js
+++ b/service/src/models/authenticationconfiguration.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function DbAuthenticationConfigurationToObject(config, ret, options) {
 
     ret.icon = ret.icon ? ret.icon.toString('base64') : null;
   }
-};
+}
 
 exports.transform = DbAuthenticationConfigurationToObject;
 exports.secureMask = secureMask;
diff --git a/web-app/src/app/admin/admin-authentication/admin-authentication-saml/admin-authentication-saml.component.html b/web-app/src/app/admin/admin-authentication/admin-authentication-saml/admin-authentication-saml.component.html
index 80e044b00..af132dcfe 100644
--- a/web-app/src/app/admin/admin-authentication/admin-authentication-saml/admin-authentication-saml.component.html
+++ b/web-app/src/app/admin/admin-authentication/admin-authentication-saml/admin-authentication-saml.component.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
   <mat-form-field appearance="outline">
     <mat-label>Private Key</mat-label>
-    <textarea matInput [readonly]="!editable" [(ngModel)]="strategy.settings.privateCert"
+    <textarea matInput [readonly]="!editable" [(ngModel)]="strategy.settings.privateKey"
       (click)="setDirty(true)"></textarea>
     <mat-hint align="end">
       Private key used to sign requests. Supports well formatted PEM or single-line.
diff --git a/web-app/src/app/admin/admin-authentication/admin-authentication-saml/admin-authentication-saml.component.ts b/web-app/src/app/admin/admin-authentication/admin-authentication-saml/admin-authentication-saml.component.ts
index eb66df88a..be0b85df1 100644
--- a/web-app/src/app/admin/admin-authentication/admin-authentication-saml/admin-authentication-saml.component.ts
+++ b/web-app/src/app/admin/admin-authentication/admin-authentication-saml/admin-authentication-saml.component.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class AdminAuthenticationSAMLComponent implements OnInit {
     {value: 'sha256', viewValue: 'SHA-256'},
     {value: 'sha512', viewValue: 'SHA-512'}
   ];
- 
+
   racs: RACComparison[] = [
     {value: 'exact', viewValue: 'Exact'},
     {value: 'minimum', viewValue: 'Minimum'},
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ export class AdminAuthenticationSAMLComponent implements OnInit {
     if (!this.strategy.settings.profile) {
       this.strategy.settings.profile = {};
     }
-
-    if (!this.strategy.settings.options) {
-      this.strategy.settings.options = {};
-    }
   }
 
   setDirty(isDirty: boolean): void {