diff --git a/server/src/cores/storage.core.ts b/server/src/cores/storage.core.ts
index 5861c31ff8..4f386a51ef 100644
--- a/server/src/cores/storage.core.ts
+++ b/server/src/cores/storage.core.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export class StorageCore {
       this.logger.warn(`Unable to complete move. File size mismatch: ${newPathSize} !== ${oldPathSize}`);
       return false;
     }
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     if (assetInfo && config.storageTemplate.hashVerificationEnabled) {
       const { checksum } = assetInfo;
       const newChecksum = await this.cryptoRepository.hashFile(newPath);
diff --git a/server/src/cores/system-config.core.ts b/server/src/cores/system-config.core.ts
index b03fe482c3..10fdb45637 100644
--- a/server/src/cores/system-config.core.ts
+++ b/server/src/cores/system-config.core.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export class SystemConfigCore {
     instance = null;
   }
 
-  async getConfig(force = false): Promise<SystemConfig> {
-    if (force || !this.config) {
+  async getConfig({ withCache }: { withCache: boolean }): Promise<SystemConfig> {
+    if (!withCache || !this.config) {
       const lastUpdated = this.lastUpdated;
       await this.asyncLock.acquire(DatabaseLock[DatabaseLock.GetSystemConfig], async () => {
         if (lastUpdated === this.lastUpdated) {
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ export class SystemConfigCore {
 
     await this.repository.set(SystemMetadataKey.SYSTEM_CONFIG, partialConfig);
 
-    const config = await this.getConfig(true);
+    const config = await this.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     this.config$.next(config);
     return config;
   }
 
   async refreshConfig() {
-    const newConfig = await this.getConfig(true);
+    const newConfig = await this.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     this.config$.next(newConfig);
   }
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
index e48de8c0c1..da333a9449 100644
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export class AssetService {
   }
 
   async handleAssetDeletionCheck(): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const trashedDays = config.trash.enabled ? config.trash.days : 0;
     const trashedBefore = DateTime.now()
       .minus(Duration.fromObject({ days: trashedDays }))
diff --git a/server/src/services/auth.service.ts b/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
index 304be49f27..0f2add4337 100644
--- a/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class AuthService {
   }
 
   async login(dto: LoginCredentialDto, details: LoginDetails) {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!config.passwordLogin.enabled) {
       throw new UnauthorizedException('Password login has been disabled');
     }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class AuthService {
   }
 
   async authorize(dto: OAuthConfigDto): Promise<OAuthAuthorizeResponseDto> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!config.oauth.enabled) {
       throw new BadRequestException('OAuth is not enabled');
     }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export class AuthService {
   }
 
   async callback(dto: OAuthCallbackDto, loginDetails: LoginDetails) {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const profile = await this.getOAuthProfile(config, dto.url);
     this.logger.debug(`Logging in with OAuth: ${JSON.stringify(profile)}`);
     let user = await this.userRepository.getByOAuthId(profile.sub);
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class AuthService {
   }
 
   async link(auth: AuthDto, dto: OAuthCallbackDto): Promise<UserAdminResponseDto> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const { sub: oauthId } = await this.getOAuthProfile(config, dto.url);
     const duplicate = await this.userRepository.getByOAuthId(oauthId);
     if (duplicate && duplicate.id !== auth.user.id) {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export class AuthService {
       return LOGIN_URL;
     }
 
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!config.oauth.enabled) {
       return LOGIN_URL;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/services/cli.service.ts b/server/src/services/cli.service.ts
index f676d43e89..1c25c306b6 100644
--- a/server/src/services/cli.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/cli.service.ts
@@ -42,25 +42,25 @@ export class CliService {
   }
 
   async disablePasswordLogin(): Promise<void> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     config.passwordLogin.enabled = false;
     await this.configCore.updateConfig(config);
   }
 
   async enablePasswordLogin(): Promise<void> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     config.passwordLogin.enabled = true;
     await this.configCore.updateConfig(config);
   }
 
   async disableOAuthLogin(): Promise<void> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     config.oauth.enabled = false;
     await this.configCore.updateConfig(config);
   }
 
   async enableOAuthLogin(): Promise<void> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     config.oauth.enabled = true;
     await this.configCore.updateConfig(config);
   }
diff --git a/server/src/services/duplicate.service.ts b/server/src/services/duplicate.service.ts
index 6313ffa21f..ae9d101c58 100644
--- a/server/src/services/duplicate.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/duplicate.service.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class DuplicateService {
   }
 
   async handleQueueSearchDuplicates({ force }: IBaseJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!isDuplicateDetectionEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class DuplicateService {
   }
 
   async handleSearchDuplicates({ id }: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     if (!isDuplicateDetectionEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/services/job.service.ts b/server/src/services/job.service.ts
index dabbf4259b..25c22ebd04 100644
--- a/server/src/services/job.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/job.service.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class JobService {
   }
 
   async init(jobHandlers: Record<JobName, JobHandler>) {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     for (const queueName of Object.values(QueueName)) {
       let concurrency = 1;
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/library.service.ts b/server/src/services/library.service.ts
index 8dbf31d23d..78bacb98c9 100644
--- a/server/src/services/library.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/library.service.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class LibraryService {
   }
 
   async init() {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
 
     const { watch, scan } = config.library;
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/map.service.ts b/server/src/services/map.service.ts
index a08ddf0c1a..b4ade666e9 100644
--- a/server/src/services/map.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/map.service.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class MapService {
   }
 
   async getMapStyle(theme: 'light' | 'dark') {
-    const { map } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { map } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const styleUrl = theme === 'dark' ? map.darkStyle : map.lightStyle;
 
     if (styleUrl) {
diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
index 2ba4b34935..fc1f16a638 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class MediaService {
   }
 
   async handleAssetMigration({ id }: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { image } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { image } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     const [asset] = await this.assetRepository.getByIds([id]);
     if (!asset) {
       return JobStatus.FAILED;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export class MediaService {
 
   async handleGeneratePreview({ id }: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
     const [{ image }, [asset]] = await Promise.all([
-      this.configCore.getConfig(),
+      this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true }),
       this.assetRepository.getByIds([id], { exifInfo: true }),
     ]);
     if (!asset) {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export class MediaService {
   }
 
   private async generateThumbnail(asset: AssetEntity, type: GeneratedImageType, format: ImageFormat) {
-    const { image, ffmpeg } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { image, ffmpeg } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     const size = type === AssetPathType.PREVIEW ? image.previewSize : image.thumbnailSize;
     const path = StorageCore.getImagePath(asset, type, format);
     this.storageCore.ensureFolders(path);
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export class MediaService {
 
   async handleGenerateThumbnail({ id }: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
     const [{ image }, [asset]] = await Promise.all([
-      this.configCore.getConfig(),
+      this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true }),
       this.assetRepository.getByIds([id], { exifInfo: true }),
     ]);
     if (!asset) {
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export class MediaService {
       return JobStatus.FAILED;
     }
 
-    const { ffmpeg } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { ffmpeg } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     const target = this.getTranscodeTarget(ffmpeg, mainVideoStream, mainAudioStream);
     if (target === TranscodeTarget.NONE) {
       if (asset.encodedVideoPath) {
diff --git a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
index 5a0b363211..3c7845010f 100644
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class MetadataService {
       this.subscription = this.configCore.config$.subscribe(() => handlePromiseError(this.init(), this.logger));
     }
 
-    const { reverseGeocoding } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { reverseGeocoding } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const { enabled } = reverseGeocoding;
 
     if (!enabled) {
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ export class MetadataService {
 
   private async applyReverseGeocoding(asset: AssetEntity, exifData: ExifEntityWithoutGeocodeAndTypeOrm) {
     const { latitude, longitude } = exifData;
-    const { reverseGeocoding } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { reverseGeocoding } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     if (!reverseGeocoding.enabled || !longitude || !latitude) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/services/notification.service.ts b/server/src/services/notification.service.ts
index 3aec2e04f3..acf80ce1fa 100644
--- a/server/src/services/notification.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/notification.service.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class NotificationService {
       throw new HttpException('Failed to verify SMTP configuration', HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, { cause: error });
     }
 
-    const { server } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { server } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const { html, text } = this.notificationRepository.renderEmail({
       template: EmailTemplate.TEST_EMAIL,
       data: {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class NotificationService {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
 
-    const { server } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { server } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     const { html, text } = this.notificationRepository.renderEmail({
       template: EmailTemplate.WELCOME,
       data: {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class NotificationService {
 
     const attachment = await this.getAlbumThumbnailAttachment(album);
 
-    const { server } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { server } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const { html, text } = this.notificationRepository.renderEmail({
       template: EmailTemplate.ALBUM_INVITE,
       data: {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export class NotificationService {
     const recipients = [...album.albumUsers.map((user) => user.user), owner].filter((user) => user.id !== senderId);
     const attachment = await this.getAlbumThumbnailAttachment(album);
 
-    const { server } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { server } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
 
     for (const recipient of recipients) {
       const user = await this.userRepository.get(recipient.id, { withDeleted: false });
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export class NotificationService {
   }
 
   async handleSendEmail(data: IEmailJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { notifications } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { notifications } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!notifications.smtp.enabled) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/services/person.service.ts b/server/src/services/person.service.ts
index faa65974d4..6d3e4c34a1 100644
--- a/server/src/services/person.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/person.service.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class PersonService {
   }
 
   async getAll(auth: AuthDto, dto: PersonSearchDto): Promise<PeopleResponseDto> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const people = await this.repository.getAllForUser(auth.user.id, {
       minimumFaceCount: machineLearning.facialRecognition.minFaces,
       withHidden: dto.withHidden || false,
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export class PersonService {
   }
 
   async handleQueueDetectFaces({ force }: IBaseJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!isFacialRecognitionEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export class PersonService {
   }
 
   async handleDetectFaces({ id }: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     if (!isFacialRecognitionEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export class PersonService {
   }
 
   async handleQueueRecognizeFaces({ force }: IBaseJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!isFacialRecognitionEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ export class PersonService {
   }
 
   async handleRecognizeFaces({ id, deferred }: IDeferrableJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     if (!isFacialRecognitionEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ export class PersonService {
   }
 
   async handleGeneratePersonThumbnail(data: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning, image } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning, image } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     if (!isFacialRecognitionEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/services/search.service.ts b/server/src/services/search.service.ts
index 9213cc4290..1588662ef1 100644
--- a/server/src/services/search.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/search.service.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class SearchService {
   }
 
   async searchSmart(auth: AuthDto, dto: SmartSearchDto): Promise<SearchResponseDto> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!isSmartSearchEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       throw new BadRequestException('Smart search is not enabled');
     }
diff --git a/server/src/services/server-info.service.ts b/server/src/services/server-info.service.ts
index 89e095ba5d..5b0831c93c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/server-info.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/server-info.service.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class ServerInfoService {
 
   async getFeatures(): Promise<ServerFeaturesDto> {
     const { reverseGeocoding, map, machineLearning, trash, oauth, passwordLogin, notifications } =
-      await this.configCore.getConfig();
+      await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
 
     return {
       smartSearch: isSmartSearchEnabled(machineLearning),
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ export class ServerInfoService {
   }
 
   async getTheme() {
-    const { theme } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { theme } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     return theme;
   }
 
   async getConfig(): Promise<ServerConfigDto> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const isInitialized = await this.userRepository.hasAdmin();
     const onboarding = await this.systemMetadataRepository.get(SystemMetadataKey.ADMIN_ONBOARDING);
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/smart-info.service.ts b/server/src/services/smart-info.service.ts
index 46a57c3cd0..960c90f69b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/smart-info.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/smart-info.service.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class SmartInfoService {
 
     await this.jobRepository.waitForQueueCompletion(QueueName.SMART_SEARCH);
 
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
 
     await this.databaseRepository.withLock(DatabaseLock.CLIPDimSize, () =>
       this.repository.init(machineLearning.clip.modelName),
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class SmartInfoService {
   }
 
   async handleQueueEncodeClip({ force }: IBaseJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     if (!isSmartSearchEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class SmartInfoService {
   }
 
   async handleEncodeClip({ id }: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { machineLearning } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     if (!isSmartSearchEnabled(machineLearning)) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts b/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts
index 945b6f4500..7c4cf738db 100644
--- a/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export class StorageTemplateService {
   }
 
   async handleMigrationSingle({ id }: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     const storageTemplateEnabled = config.storageTemplate.enabled;
     if (!storageTemplateEnabled) {
       return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class StorageTemplateService {
 
   async handleMigration(): Promise<JobStatus> {
     this.logger.log('Starting storage template migration');
-    const { storageTemplate } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const { storageTemplate } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
     const { enabled } = storageTemplate;
     if (!enabled) {
       this.logger.log('Storage template migration disabled, skipping');
diff --git a/server/src/services/system-config.service.ts b/server/src/services/system-config.service.ts
index 028a1fd323..d1e535daba 100644
--- a/server/src/services/system-config.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/system-config.service.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class SystemConfigService {
   }
 
   async init() {
-    const config = await this.core.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.core.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     this.config$.next(config);
   }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class SystemConfigService {
   }
 
   async getConfig(): Promise<SystemConfigDto> {
-    const config = await this.core.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.core.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     return mapConfig(config);
   }
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class SystemConfigService {
       throw new BadRequestException('Cannot update configuration while IMMICH_CONFIG_FILE is in use');
     }
 
-    const oldConfig = await this.core.getConfig();
+    const oldConfig = await this.core.getConfig({ withCache: false });
 
     try {
       await this.eventRepository.serverSendAsync(ServerAsyncEvent.CONFIG_VALIDATE, {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export class SystemConfigService {
   }
 
   async getCustomCss(): Promise<string> {
-    const { theme } = await this.core.getConfig();
+    const { theme } = await this.core.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     return theme.customCss;
   }
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/user.service.ts b/server/src/services/user.service.ts
index 3920dbeaac..4ba19a97f8 100644
--- a/server/src/services/user.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/user.service.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export class UserService {
 
   async handleUserDeleteCheck(): Promise<JobStatus> {
     const users = await this.userRepository.getDeletedUsers();
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     await this.jobRepository.queueAll(
       users.flatMap((user) =>
         this.isReadyForDeletion(user, config.user.deleteDelay)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class UserService {
   }
 
   async handleUserDelete({ id, force }: IEntityJob): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+    const config = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const user = await this.userRepository.get(id, { withDeleted: true });
     if (!user) {
       return JobStatus.FAILED;
diff --git a/server/src/services/version.service.ts b/server/src/services/version.service.ts
index fdfe78991f..ecaa2f6f49 100644
--- a/server/src/services/version.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/version.service.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class VersionService {
         return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
       }
 
-      const { newVersionCheck } = await this.configCore.getConfig();
+      const { newVersionCheck } = await this.configCore.getConfig({ withCache: true });
       if (!newVersionCheck.enabled) {
         return JobStatus.SKIPPED;
       }