diff --git a/files/functions b/files/functions
index b5b6f57..390bca7 100644
--- a/files/functions
+++ b/files/functions
@@ -8,6 +8,32 @@ function print_help {
     echo ""
 }
 
+function clear_redis_cache {
+    echo "running redis FLUSHDB ..."
+    echo "FLUSHDB" | redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p $REDIS_PORT -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD"
+    echo "running redis FLUSHALL ..."
+    echo "FLUSHALL" | redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p $REDIS_PORT -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD"
+}
+
+function clear_orm_cache {
+    echo "clearing doctrine metadata"
+    php artisan doctrine:clear:metadata:cache
+    echo "clearing doctrine query cache"
+    php artisan doctrine:clear:query:cache
+    echo "clearing doctrine result cache"
+    php artisan doctrine:clear:result:cache
+    echo "generating doctrine proxies"
+    php artisan doctrine:generate:proxies
+}
+
+function clear_laravel_cache {
+    php artisan route:clear
+    php artisan route:cache
+    php artisan config:cache
+    php artisan view:clear
+    php artisan view:cache
+}
+
 function site_init {
     if [ ! $1 ]; then
         echo "ERROR: site parameter mandatory"
@@ -58,17 +84,17 @@ function site_init {
     mv $target_dir/storage $SITE_ROOT/
     # check for new storage structure ( LV 5.x)
     if [[ ! -d $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework ]]; then
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework;
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/cache;
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/views;
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/sessions;
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/cache
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/views
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/sessions
     fi
     if [[ ! -d $SITE_ROOT/storage/app ]]; then
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/app;
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/app/public;
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/app
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/app/public
     fi
     if [[ ! -d $SITE_ROOT/storage/logs ]]; then
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/logs;
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/logs
     fi
     # set permissions
     chown -R $FILE_OWNER:$FILE_GROUP $SITE_ROOT/storage
@@ -80,42 +106,35 @@ function site_init {
 
     # populate application database
     cd $target_dir
+    chmod 0770 artisan
 
-    echo "running redis FLUSHDB ...";
-    echo "FLUSHDB" | redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p $REDIS_PORT -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD";
-    echo "running redis FLUSHALL ...";
-    echo "FLUSHALL" | redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p $REDIS_PORT -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD";
+    # set html purifier cache permission
+    chmod 0770 vendor/ezyang/htmlpurifier/library/HTMLPurifier/DefinitionCache/Serializer
+
+    clear_redis_cache
+
+    clear_orm_cache
+
+    clear_laravel_cache
 
-    echo "generating doctrine proxies";
-    php artisan doctrine:generate:proxies;
-    echo "clearing doctrine metadata";
-    php artisan doctrine:clear:metadata:cache;
-    echo "clearing doctrine query cache";
-    php artisan doctrine:clear:query:cache;
-    echo "clearing doctrine result cache";
-    php artisan doctrine:clear:result:cache;
     echo "running db migrations";
-    php artisan doctrine:migrations:migrate --connection=model --force --env=$LARAVEL_ENV;
+    php artisan doctrine:migrations:migrate --connection=model --force --env=$LARAVEL_ENV
 
     if [[ $USE_DB_SEEDING -eq 1 ]]; then
         php artisan db:seed --env=$LARAVEL_ENV --force
     fi
 
-    echo "regenerating route cache";
-    php artisan route:clear;
-    php artisan route:cache;
-
     sudo npm install
     sudo npm run build
     # activate site
     rm -rf $SITE_ROOT/w
     ln -s $SITE_ROOT/slot0 $SITE_ROOT/w
 
-    echo "Restarting laravel queue worker ...";
-    php artisan queue:restart;
+    echo "Restarting laravel queue worker ..."
+    php artisan queue:restart
 
-    echo "supervisorctl reload";
-    supervisorctl reload;
+    echo "supervisorctl reload"
+    supervisorctl reload
 
 }
 
@@ -205,6 +224,7 @@ function site_update {
         fi
         tar -xzvf $SOURCE_TARBALL -C $target_dir --strip-components 1 --no-same-permissions
     fi
+
     chown -R $FILE_OWNER:$FILE_GROUP $target_dir
     umask 0022
 
@@ -215,17 +235,17 @@ function site_update {
     ln -s $SITE_ROOT/storage $target_dir
     # check for new storage structure ( LV 5.x)
     if [[ ! -d $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework ]]; then
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework;
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/cache;
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/views;
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/sessions;
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/cache
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/views
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/framework/sessions
     fi
     if [[ ! -d $SITE_ROOT/storage/app ]]; then
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/app;
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/app/public;
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/app
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/app/public
     fi
     if [[ ! -d $SITE_ROOT/storage/logs ]]; then
-        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/logs;
+        mkdir -p $SITE_ROOT/storage/logs
     fi
     # set permissions
     chown -R $FILE_OWNER:$FILE_GROUP $SITE_ROOT/storage
@@ -233,27 +253,20 @@ function site_update {
     find $SITE_ROOT/storage/ -type d -exec chmod 0775 {} \;
     find $SITE_ROOT/storage/ -type f -exec chmod 0664 {} \;
 
-    # populate application database
     cd $target_dir
-    echo "running redis FLUSHDB ...";
-    echo "FLUSHDB" | redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p $REDIS_PORT -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD";
-    echo "running redis FLUSHALL ...";
-    echo "FLUSHALL" | redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p $REDIS_PORT -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD";
+    chmod 0770 artisan
 
-    echo "generating doctrine proxies";
-    php artisan doctrine:generate:proxies;
-    echo "clearing doctrine metadata";
-    php artisan doctrine:clear:metadata:cache;
-    echo "clearing doctrine query cache";
-    php artisan doctrine:clear:query:cache;
-    echo "clearing doctrine result cache";
-    php artisan doctrine:clear:result:cache;
-    echo "running db migrations";
-    php artisan doctrine:migrations:migrate --connection=model --force --env=$LARAVEL_ENV;
+    # set html purifier cache permission
+    chmod 0770 vendor/ezyang/htmlpurifier/library/HTMLPurifier/DefinitionCache/Serializer
 
-    echo "regenerating route cache";
-    php artisan route:clear;
-    php artisan route:cache;
+    clear_redis_cache
+
+    clear_orm_cache
+
+    clear_laravel_cache
+
+    echo "running db migrations"
+    php artisan doctrine:migrations:migrate --connection=model --force --env=$LARAVEL_ENV
 
     sudo npm install
     sudo npm run build
@@ -264,9 +277,9 @@ function site_update {
     # to reset op cache
     /usr/sbin/service $PHP_SERVICE_NAME restart
 
-    echo "Restarting laravel queue worker ...";
-    php artisan queue:restart;
+    echo "Restarting laravel queue worker ..."
+    php artisan queue:restart
 
-    echo "supervisorctl reload";
-    supervisorctl reload;
+    echo "supervisorctl reload"
+    supervisorctl reload
 }