diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index e75a5288ed..a2163da8c8 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 # Django
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
 from django.db.models import Q, Count
@@ -263,6 +264,8 @@ class ApiV1ConfigView(APIView):
         if license_data['valid_key']:
             tower_settings.LICENSE = data_actual
             tower_settings.TOWER_URL_BASE = "{}://{}".format(request.scheme, request.get_host())
+            # Clear cache when license is updated.
+            cache.clear()
             return Response(license_data)
 
         return Response({"error": "Invalid license"}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
@@ -282,6 +285,8 @@ class ApiV1ConfigView(APIView):
                     break
 
         TowerSettings.objects.filter(key="LICENSE").delete()
+        # Clear cache when license is updated.
+        cache.clear()
 
         # Only stop mongod if license removal succeeded
         if has_error is None:
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/base.py b/awx/main/tests/base.py
index cd3754b23f..63fa0ed571 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/base.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/base.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import yaml
 import django.test
 from django.conf import settings, UserSettingsHolder
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.test.client import Client
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ class BaseTestMixin(QueueTestMixin, MockCommonlySlowTestMixin):
                 'LOCATION': 'unittests'
             }
         }
+        cache.clear()
         self._start_time = time.time()
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ class BaseTestMixin(QueueTestMixin, MockCommonlySlowTestMixin):
         writer.write_file(license_path)
         self._temp_paths.append(license_path)
         os.environ['AWX_LICENSE_FILE'] = license_path
+        cache.clear()
 
     def create_basic_license_file(self, instance_count=100, license_date=int(time.time() + 3600)):
         writer = LicenseWriter(
@@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ class BaseTestMixin(QueueTestMixin, MockCommonlySlowTestMixin):
         writer.write_file(license_path)
         self._temp_paths.append(license_path)
         os.environ['AWX_LICENSE_FILE'] = license_path
+        cache.clear()
 
     def create_expired_license_file(self, instance_count=1000, grace_period=False):
         license_date = time.time() - 1