diff --git a/app/Services/Installer/SeederService.php b/app/Services/Installer/SeederService.php
index 52ef793b..b38ebbf4 100644
--- a/app/Services/Installer/SeederService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Installer/SeederService.php
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ class SeederService extends Service
      */
     private function settingsSeedsPending(): bool
     {
+        $all_settings = DB::table('settings')->get();
         $data = file_get_contents(database_path('/seeds/settings.yml'));
         $yml = Yaml::parse($data);
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ class SeederService extends Service
             }
 
             $id = Setting::formatKey($setting['key']);
-            $row = DB::table('settings')->where('id', $id)->first();
+            $row = $all_settings->firstWhere('id', $id);
 
             // Doesn't exist in the table, quit early and say there is stuff pending
             if (!$row) {
@@ -264,14 +265,13 @@ class SeederService extends Service
      */
     private function permissionsSeedsPending(): bool
     {
+        $all_permissions = DB::table('permissions')->get();
+
         $data = file_get_contents(database_path('/seeds/permissions.yml'));
         $yml = Yaml::parse($data);
 
         foreach ($yml as $perm) {
-            $row = DB::table('permissions')
-                ->where('name', $perm['name'])
-                ->first();
-
+            $row = $all_permissions->firstWhere('name', $perm['name']);
             if (!$row) {
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/modules/Installer/Resources/views/flash/message.blade.php b/modules/Installer/Resources/views/flash/message.blade.php
index 5633dc36..d1e269b1 100644
--- a/modules/Installer/Resources/views/flash/message.blade.php
+++ b/modules/Installer/Resources/views/flash/message.blade.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@foreach (session('flash_notification', collect())->toArray() as $message)
+@foreach (session('flash_notification', []) as $message)
 <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
     <div class="container">
         <div class="alert-icon">
diff --git a/modules/Updater/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php b/modules/Updater/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
index 5e97d409..406f96ec 100644
--- a/modules/Updater/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
+++ b/modules/Updater/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Modules\Updater\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Contracts\Controller;
+use App\Services\Installer\InstallerService;
 use App\Services\Installer\MigrationService;
 use App\Services\Installer\SeederService;
 use function count;
@@ -11,19 +12,23 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 class UpdateController extends Controller
 {
+    private $installerSvc;
     private $migrationSvc;
     private $seederSvc;
 
     /**
+     * @param InstallerService $installerSvc
      * @param MigrationService $migrationSvc
      * @param SeederService    $seederSvc
      */
     public function __construct(
+        InstallerService $installerSvc,
         MigrationService $migrationSvc,
         SeederService $seederSvc
     ) {
         $this->migrationSvc = $migrationSvc;
         $this->seederSvc = $seederSvc;
+        $this->installerSvc = $installerSvc;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -44,9 +49,8 @@ class UpdateController extends Controller
      */
     public function step1(Request $request)
     {
-        $migrations = $this->migrationSvc->migrationsAvailable();
-        if (count($migrations) > 0) {
-            Log::info('No migrations found');
+        if ($this->installerSvc->isUpgradePending()) {
+            Log::info('Upgrade is pending');
         }
 
         return view('updater::steps/step1-update-available');
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/flash/message.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/flash/message.blade.php
index 187fac55..1c324239 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/flash/message.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/flash/message.blade.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@foreach (session('flash_notification', collect())->toArray() as $message)
+@foreach (session('flash_notification', []) as $message)
     @if ($message['overlay'])
         @include('flash::modal', [
             'modalClass' => 'flash-modal',