diff --git a/config/cache.php b/config/cache.php
index 444d01e06..d4171e221 100644
--- a/config/cache.php
+++ b/config/cache.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     |
     */
 
-    'default' => env('CACHE_DRIVER', 'database'),
+    'default' => env('CACHE_DRIVER', 'file'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/laravel-automations b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/laravel-automations
index 098ebb92d..d833a8446 100644
--- a/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/laravel-automations
+++ b/docker/deploy/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/laravel-automations
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ chown -R webuser:webgroup $WEBUSER_HOME/storage
 echo "✅  Permissions fixed."
 echo ""
 
+# Build cache
+echo "🧹  Clearing any previous caches..."
+s6-setuidgid webuser php $WEBUSER_HOME/artisan optimize:clear --no-ansi -q
+echo "✅  Cache cleared."
+echo ""
+
 if [ ${DB_CONNECTION:="sqlite"} = "sqlite" ]; then
     # create symlinks
     echo "🔗  Creating database symlink..."