diff --git a/app/Contracts/Migration.php b/app/Contracts/Migration.php
index c06efea7d..5192b8fbc 100644
--- a/app/Contracts/Migration.php
+++ b/app/Contracts/Migration.php
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace App\Contracts;
 
+use App\Support\Database;
 use DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 /**
  * Class Migration
@@ -23,6 +25,22 @@ public function down()
     {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Seed a YAML file into the database
+     *
+     * @param string $file Full path to yml file to seed
+     */
+    public function seedFile($file): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $path = base_path($file);
+            Database::seed_from_yaml_file($path, false);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            Log::error('Unable to load '.$file.' file');
+            Log::error($e);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add rows to a table
      *
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/MaintenanceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/MaintenanceController.php
index 8f1470e8f..92264e2da 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/MaintenanceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/MaintenanceController.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public function cache(Request $request)
             $calls[] = 'config:cache';
             $calls[] = 'cache:clear';
             $calls[] = 'route:cache';
+            $calls[] = 'clear-compiled';
         }
 
         // If we want to clear only the views but keep everything else
diff --git a/app/Services/Installer/InstallerService.php b/app/Services/Installer/InstallerService.php
index f0ccdb355..dde48a75a 100644
--- a/app/Services/Installer/InstallerService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Installer/InstallerService.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Services\Installer;
 
 use App\Contracts\Service;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Nwidart\Modules\Facades\Module;
 
 class InstallerService extends Service
@@ -38,6 +39,23 @@ public function isUpgradePending(): bool
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Clear whatever caches we can by calling Artisan
+     */
+    public function clearCaches(): void
+    {
+        $commands = [
+            'clear-compiled',
+            'cache:clear',
+            'route:clear',
+            'view:clear',
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($commands as $cmd) {
+            Artisan::call($cmd);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Disable the installer and importer modules
      */
diff --git a/modules/Updater/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php b/modules/Updater/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
index 406f96eca..ea205d576 100644
--- a/modules/Updater/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
+++ b/modules/Updater/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public function index()
      */
     public function step1(Request $request)
     {
+        $this->installerSvc->clearCaches();
+
         if ($this->installerSvc->isUpgradePending()) {
             Log::info('Upgrade is pending');
         }