diff --git a/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake b/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
index 9469e35bc..be33afb52 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace :app_initializer do
     Rake::Task["data_updates:enqueue_data_update_worker"].execute
 
     puts "\n== Bust Caches =="
+    Rake::Task["cache:clear_app_cache"].execute unless Rails.env.production?
     Rake::Task["cache:enqueue_path_bust_workers"].execute
 
     Settings::General.health_check_token ||= SecureRandom.hex(10)
diff --git a/lib/tasks/cache.rake b/lib/tasks/cache.rake
index 00a96521e..9520b9fce 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/cache.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/cache.rake
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ namespace :cache do
       BustCachePathWorker.set(queue: :high_priority).perform_in(n.seconds, "/onboarding")
     end
   end
+
+  desc "Clear application cache"
+  task clear_app_cache: :environment do
+    raise "Attempting to clear Rails cache in production" if Rails.env.production?
+
+    Rails.cache.clear
+  end
 end