diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f54cdb7..a02223e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ To create the first user, open the container's console using Unraid's UI, by cli
 | ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE            | true\|false | false                             | Whether to enable transactions soft delete, if enabled, deleted transactions will remain in the database. Useful for imports and avoiding duplicate entries.                                                                             |
 | KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR | int         | 365                               | Time in days to keep soft deleted transactions for. If 0, will keep all transactions indefinitely. Only works if ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE is true.                                                                                             |
 | TASK_WORKERS                  | int         | 1                                 | How many workers to have for async tasks. One should be enough for most use cases                                                                                                                                                        |
-| DEMO                          | true\|false         | false                             | If demo mode is enabled.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| ADMIN_EMAIL                   | string         | None                              | Automatically creates an admin account with this email. Must have `ADMIN_PASSWORD` also set.                                                                                                                                             |
-| ADMIN_PASSWORD                | string         | None                              | Automatically creates an admin account with this password. Must have `ADMIN_EMAIL` also set.                                                                                                                                             |
+| DEMO                          | true\|false | false                             | If demo mode is enabled.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| ADMIN_EMAIL                   | string      | None                              | Automatically creates an admin account with this email. Must have `ADMIN_PASSWORD` also set.                                                                                                                                             |
+| ADMIN_PASSWORD                | string      | None                              | Automatically creates an admin account with this password. Must have `ADMIN_EMAIL` also set.                                                                                                                                             |
+| CHECK_FOR_UPDATES             | bool        | true                              | Check and notify users about new versions. The check is done by doing a single query to Github's API every 12 hours.                                                                                  |
 
 ## OIDC Configuration
 
diff --git a/app/WYGIWYH/settings.py b/app/WYGIWYH/settings.py
index f05c8f3..84c9749 100644
--- a/app/WYGIWYH/settings.py
+++ b/app/WYGIWYH/settings.py
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ PWA_APP_SCREENSHOTS = [
 PWA_SERVICE_WORKER_PATH = BASE_DIR / "templates" / "pwa" / "serviceworker.js"
 
 ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE = os.getenv("ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE", "false").lower() == "true"
+CHECK_FOR_UPDATES = os.getenv("CHECK_FOR_UPDATES", "true").lower() == "true"
 KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR = int(os.getenv("KEEP_DELETED_ENTRIES_FOR", "365"))
 APP_VERSION = os.getenv("APP_VERSION", "unknown")
 DEMO = os.getenv("DEMO", "false").lower() == "true"
diff --git a/app/apps/common/tasks.py b/app/apps/common/tasks.py
index b462a38..1d6203d 100644
--- a/app/apps/common/tasks.py
+++ b/app/apps/common/tasks.py
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ def reset_demo_data(timestamp=None):
     name="check_for_updates",
 )
 def check_for_updates(timestamp=None):
+    if not settings.CHECK_FOR_UPDATES:
+        return "CHECK_FOR_UPDATES is disabled"
+
     url = "https://api.github.com/repos/eitchtee/WYGIWYH/releases/latest"
 
     try:
diff --git a/app/apps/transactions/tasks.py b/app/apps/transactions/tasks.py
index c526c67..70e11d2 100644
--- a/app/apps/transactions/tasks.py
+++ b/app/apps/transactions/tasks.py
@@ -28,23 +28,18 @@ def generate_recurring_transactions(timestamp=None):
 @app.periodic(cron="10 1 * * *")
 @app.task(name="cleanup_deleted_transactions")
 def cleanup_deleted_transactions(timestamp=None):
-    with cachalot_disabled():
-        if settings.ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE and settings.KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR == 0:
-            return "KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR is 0, no cleanup performed."
+    if settings.ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE and settings.KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR == 0:
+        return "KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR is 0, no cleanup performed."
 
-        if not settings.ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE:
-            # Hard delete all soft-deleted transactions
-            deleted_count, _ = Transaction.userless_deleted_objects.all().hard_delete()
-            return (
-                f"Hard deleted {deleted_count} transactions (soft deletion disabled)."
-            )
+    if not settings.ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE:
+        # Hard delete all soft-deleted transactions
+        deleted_count, _ = Transaction.userless_deleted_objects.all().hard_delete()
+        return f"Hard deleted {deleted_count} transactions (soft deletion disabled)."
 
-        # Calculate the cutoff date
-        cutoff_date = timezone.now() - timedelta(
-            days=settings.KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR
-        )
-
-    invalidate()
+    # Calculate the cutoff date
+    cutoff_date = timezone.now() - timedelta(
+        days=settings.KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR
+    )
 
     # Hard delete soft-deleted transactions older than the cutoff date
     old_transactions = Transaction.userless_deleted_objects.filter(