diff --git a/bin/ncp-restore b/bin/ncp-restore
index 228afc6d..e22bd703 100755
--- a/bin/ncp-restore
+++ b/bin/ncp-restore
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ fi
 
 cd "$NCDIR"
 
-clear_opcache
-
 ### INCLUDEDATA=yes situation
 NUMFILES=2
 if [[ $( ls "$TMPDIR" | wc -l ) -eq $NUMFILES ]]; then
@@ -183,6 +181,5 @@ ncc files:scan-app-data
 
 # restart PHP if needed
 [[ "$NEED_RESTART" == "1" ]] && {
-  clear_opcache
-  bash -c "sleep 3; service php${PHPVER}-fpm restart" &>/dev/null &
+  bash -c "sleep 5; source /usr/local/etc/library.sh; clear_opcache; service php${PHPVER}-fpm restart" &>/dev/null &
 }
diff --git a/bin/ncp-update-nc b/bin/ncp-update-nc
index 2e688398..7ae4a1d7 100755
--- a/bin/ncp-update-nc
+++ b/bin/ncp-update-nc
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ chown -R www-data:www-data nextcloud
 find nextcloud/ -type d -exec chmod 750 {} \;
 find nextcloud/ -type f -exec chmod 640 {} \;
 
-# Clear PHP opcache
-clear_opcache
-
 # upgrade
 ####################
 echo "Upgrade..."
@@ -250,7 +247,6 @@ then
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends -t "$RELEASE" "${PHP_PACKAGES_OLD[@]}"
     set_ncpcfg "php_version" "${PHPVER_OLD}"
     install_template "php/opcache.ini.sh" "/etc/php/${PHPVER_NEW}/mods-available/opcache.ini"
-    clear_opcache
     run_app nc-limits
     a2enconf "php${PHPVER_OLD}-fpm"
     service "php${PHPVER_OLD}-fpm" start
@@ -308,3 +304,5 @@ mv "$BKP" "$DATADIR"/ncp-update-backups
 chown -R www-data:www-data "$DATADIR"/ncp-update-backups
 BKP="$DATADIR"/ncp-update-backups/"$( basename "$BKP" )"
 echo "Backup stored at $BKP"
+
+bash -c "sleep 5; source /usr/local/etc/library.sh; clear_opcache;" &>/dev/null &
diff --git a/bin/ncp/CONFIG/nc-limits.sh b/bin/ncp/CONFIG/nc-limits.sh
index bcbe63ea..3ce229b4 100644
--- a/bin/ncp/CONFIG/nc-limits.sh
+++ b/bin/ncp/CONFIG/nc-limits.sh
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ configure()
 
   # RESTART PHP
   [[ "$require_fpm_restart" == "true" ]] && {
-    clear_opcache
-    bash -c "sleep 3; service php${PHPVER}-fpm restart" &>/dev/null &
+    bash -c "sleep 3; source /usr/local/etc/library.sh; clear_opcache; service php${PHPVER}-fpm restart" &>/dev/null &
   }
 
   # redis max memory
diff --git a/bin/ncp/TOOLS/clear-php-opcache.sh b/bin/ncp/TOOLS/clear-php-opcache.sh
index 8f3e0a62..7aed7bce 100644
--- a/bin/ncp/TOOLS/clear-php-opcache.sh
+++ b/bin/ncp/TOOLS/clear-php-opcache.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 configure()
 {
   echo "Clearing opcache..."
-  clear_opcache
+  bash -c "sleep 5; source /usr/local/etc/library.sh; clear_opcache;" &>/dev/null &
+  echo "Done."
 }
 
 install() { :; }
diff --git a/updates/1.50.0.sh b/updates/1.50.0.sh
index 9aa6cd78..5799fe13 100644
--- a/updates/1.50.0.sh
+++ b/updates/1.50.0.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,5 @@
 
 set -e
 export NCPCFG=/usr/local/etc/ncp.cfg
-source /usr/local/etc/library.sh
 
-
-clear_opcache
-bash -c "sleep 6; service php${PHPVER}-fpm restart" &>/dev/null &
+bash -c "sleep 6; source /usr/local/etc/library.sh; clear_opcache" &>/dev/null &
diff --git a/updates/1.50.1.sh b/updates/1.50.1.sh
index 645f184a..d8ef3837 100644
--- a/updates/1.50.1.sh
+++ b/updates/1.50.1.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ source /usr/local/etc/library.sh
 
 install_template systemd/notify_push.service.sh /etc/systemd/system/notify_push.service
 
-clear_opcache
-bash -c "sleep 6; service php${PHPVER}-fpm restart" &>/dev/null &
+bash -c "sleep 6; source /usr/local/etc/library.sh; clear_opcache; service php${PHPVER}-fpm reload" &>/dev/null &