diff --git a/backend/apps/common/tests.py b/backend/apps/common/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d31bd97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/apps/common/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase
+
+from apps.common.worker_runner import _run_once_or_raise
+
+
+class WorkerRunnerTests(SimpleTestCase):
+    def test_run_once_refreshes_runtime_config_before_work(self):
+        calls = []
+
+        def run_once():
+            calls.append("run_once")
+            return True
+
+        with patch("apps.common.worker_runner._refresh_runtime_config_cache") as refresh:
+            result = _run_once_or_raise("test worker", run_once)
+
+        self.assertTrue(result.processed)
+        refresh.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertEqual(calls, ["run_once"])
diff --git a/backend/apps/common/worker_runner.py b/backend/apps/common/worker_runner.py
index 5d9e61d..1165d03 100644
--- a/backend/apps/common/worker_runner.py
+++ b/backend/apps/common/worker_runner.py
@@ -49,8 +49,15 @@ def _worker_label(worker_name):
     return worker_name if worker_name.endswith("worker") else f"{worker_name} worker"
 
 
+def _refresh_runtime_config_cache():
+    from apps.settings.runtime_config import invalidate
+
+    invalidate()
+
+
 def _run_once_or_raise(worker_label, run_once):
     try:
+        _refresh_runtime_config_cache()
         return _coerce_result(run_once())
     except CommandError:
         raise
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ def run_worker(
     try:
         while True:
             try:
-                result = _coerce_result(run_once())
+                result = _run_once_or_raise(worker_label, run_once)
                 if result.message:
                     command.stdout.write(result.message)
                 if _should_sleep(result, sleep_policy):
diff --git a/backend/apps/webhook/elk_actions.py b/backend/apps/webhook/elk_actions.py
index acb74dc..69f8afd 100644
--- a/backend/apps/webhook/elk_actions.py
+++ b/backend/apps/webhook/elk_actions.py
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ from datetime import UTC, timedelta
 
 from django.utils import timezone
 
-from apps.settings.runtime_config import get_elk_config
+from apps.settings.runtime_config import get_elk_config, invalidate
 from apps.webhook.service import handle_kibana_webhook
 from integrations.siem.clients import get_elk_client
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+ELK_CLIENT_CONFIG_FIELDS = ("host", "api_key", "verify_certs", "request_timeout_seconds")
+
 
 @dataclass
 class ProcessResult:
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ def format_es_time(value):
 
 class ELKActionProcessor:
     def __init__(self, *, elk_client=None, index_name=None, interval_seconds=None, size=None):
-        config = get_elk_config()
+        config = self.load_config()
         self.elk_client = elk_client
         self.index_name_override = index_name
         self.interval_seconds_override = interval_seconds
@@ -33,8 +35,18 @@ class ELKActionProcessor:
         self.index_name = index_name if index_name is not None else config["action_index"]
         self.interval_seconds = interval_seconds if interval_seconds is not None else config["action_poll_interval_seconds"]
         self.size = size if size is not None else config["action_size"]
+        self.elk_client_config = self.client_config(config)
         self.last_check_time = None
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_config():
+        invalidate("elk")
+        return get_elk_config()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def client_config(config):
+        return tuple(config[field] for field in ELK_CLIENT_CONFIG_FIELDS)
+
     @staticmethod
     def parse_hits(hits):
         if isinstance(hits, str):
@@ -44,7 +56,11 @@ class ELKActionProcessor:
         return hits if isinstance(hits, list) else []
 
     def refresh_config(self):
-        config = get_elk_config()
+        config = self.load_config()
+        elk_client_config = self.client_config(config)
+        if self.elk_client is None and elk_client_config != self.elk_client_config:
+            get_elk_client.cache_clear()
+        self.elk_client_config = elk_client_config
         if self.index_name_override is None:
             self.index_name = config["action_index"]
         if self.interval_seconds_override is None:
diff --git a/backend/apps/webhook/tests.py b/backend/apps/webhook/tests.py
index a472aa3..75c7696 100644
--- a/backend/apps/webhook/tests.py
+++ b/backend/apps/webhook/tests.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase, TestCase
 from django.urls import Resolver404, resolve
+from django.utils import timezone
 from rest_framework.test import APIClient
 
-from apps.settings.models import RuntimeConfig
-from apps.settings.runtime_config import invalidate
+from apps.settings.models import RuntimeConfig, SiemElkConfig
+from apps.settings.runtime_config import get_elk_config, invalidate
+from apps.webhook.elk_actions import ELKActionProcessor
 from apps.webhook.schemas import WebhookResult
 from apps.webhook.service import (
     WebhookRedisError,
@@ -28,6 +31,26 @@ class FailingRedisClient:
         raise RuntimeError("redis unavailable")
 
 
+class FakeElkClient:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.searches = []
+
+    def search(self, **kwargs):
+        self.searches.append(kwargs)
+        return {
+            "hits": {
+                "hits": [
+                    {
+                        "_source": {
+                            "rule": {"name": "rule-without-hits"},
+                            "context": {"hits": []},
+                        }
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+
+
 class WebhookServiceTests(TestCase):
     def set_stream_maxlen(self, value):
         config = RuntimeConfig.get_current()
@@ -108,6 +131,30 @@ class WebhookServiceTests(TestCase):
             )
 
 
+class ELKActionProcessorTests(TestCase):
+    def test_process_once_refreshes_config_cached_before_settings_change(self):
+        config = SiemElkConfig.get_current()
+        config.host = "https://elk.example.com:9200"
+        config.api_key = "test-api-key"
+        config.process_alert_from_index_enabled = False
+        config.save()
+        invalidate("elk")
+
+        elk_client = FakeElkClient()
+        processor = ELKActionProcessor(elk_client=elk_client, interval_seconds=60)
+        self.assertFalse(get_elk_config()["process_alert_from_index_enabled"])
+
+        config.process_alert_from_index_enabled = True
+        config.save(update_fields=["process_alert_from_index_enabled", "updated_at"])
+
+        end_time = timezone.now()
+        result = processor.process_once(start_time=end_time - timedelta(seconds=60), end_time=end_time)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result.actions, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result.skipped, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(elk_client.searches), 1)
+
+
 class WebhookAPITests(SimpleTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.client = APIClient()
diff --git a/deploy/asp-compose/compose.yaml b/deploy/asp-compose/compose.yaml
index 2173b23..a3e219b 100644
--- a/deploy/asp-compose/compose.yaml
+++ b/deploy/asp-compose/compose.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
       asp-asgi:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget --no-check-certificate -qO- https://localhost/ >/dev/null"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget --no-check-certificate -qO- https://127.0.0.1/ >/dev/null"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5