diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index bdf928fbe5..d1c73cc048 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2021.12-rc (Siberian Iris)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1445
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1446
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php b/src/Core/Config/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
index 7740ec326a..853e792149 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class ConfigFileLoader
 	public function setupCache(Cache $config, array $server = [], bool $raw = false)
 	{
 		// Load static config files first, the order is important
-		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('defaults'), Cache::SOURCE_FILE);
-		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('settings'), Cache::SOURCE_FILE);
+		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('defaults'), Cache::SOURCE_STATIC);
+		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('settings'), Cache::SOURCE_STATIC);
 
 		// try to load the legacy config first
 		$config->load($this->loadLegacyConfig('htpreconfig'), Cache::SOURCE_FILE);
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/ValueObject/Cache.php b/src/Core/Config/ValueObject/Cache.php
index e92bccea40..1a176d1601 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/ValueObject/Cache.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/ValueObject/Cache.php
@@ -31,14 +31,16 @@ use ParagonIE\HiddenString\HiddenString;
  */
 class Cache
 {
+	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is a default value - Lowest Priority */
+	const SOURCE_STATIC = 0;
 	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is set by file - Low Priority */
-	const SOURCE_FILE = 0;
+	const SOURCE_FILE = 1;
 	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is set by the DB config table - Middle Priority */
-	const SOURCE_DB = 1;
+	const SOURCE_DB = 2;
 	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is set by a server environment variable - High Priority */
 	const SOURCE_ENV = 3;
 	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is fixed and must not be changed */
-	const SOURCE_FIX = 4;
+	const SOURCE_FIX = 5;
 
 	/** @var int Default value for a config source */
 	const SOURCE_DEFAULT = self::SOURCE_FILE;
@@ -113,6 +115,19 @@ class Cache
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the source value of the current, cached config value
+	 *
+	 * @param string $cat Config category
+	 * @param string $key Config key
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function getSource(string $cat, string $key): int
+	{
+		return $this->source[$cat][$key] ?? -1;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets a value in the config cache. Accepts raw output from the config table
 	 *
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index e0645c05e0..1c3b296ca3 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1445);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1446);
 }
 
 return [
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 81e5be8d64..82351a7b2a 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1070,3 +1070,18 @@ function update_1444()
 
 	return Update::SUCCESS;
 }
+
+function update_1446()
+{
+	$distributed_cache_driver_source = DI::config()->getCache()->getSource('system', 'distributed_cache_driver');
+	$cache_driver_source = DI::config()->getCache()->getSource('system', 'cache_driver');
+
+	// In case the distributed cache driver is the default value, but the current cache driver isn't default,
+	// we assume that the distributed cache driver should be the same as the current cache driver
+	if ($distributed_cache_driver_source === \Friendica\Core\Config\ValueObject\Cache::SOURCE_STATIC &&
+		$cache_driver_source !== \Friendica\Core\Config\ValueObject\Cache::SOURCE_STATIC) {
+		 DI::config()->set('system', 'distributed_cache_driver', DI::config()->get('system', 'cache_driver'));
+	}
+
+	return Update::SUCCESS;
+}
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