diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/ready.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/ready.py
index da850b5285..0a87e8d616 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/ready.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/ready.py
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ def readOnlyCommands():
 
 def isReadOnlyCommand():
     """Return True if the current command is a read-only command, which should not trigger any database writes."""
+    if (
+        isImportingData()
+        or isRunningMigrations()
+        or isRebuildingData()
+        or isRunningBackup()
+    ):
+        return True
+
     return any(cmd in sys.argv for cmd in readOnlyCommands())
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/settings.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/settings.py
index 687d3fecf7..0bccd1b1ec 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/settings.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def global_setting_overrides() -> dict:
 
 def get_global_setting(key, backup_value=None, environment_key=None, **kwargs):
     """Return the value of a global setting using the provided key."""
+    import InvenTree.ready
     from common.models import InvenTreeSetting
 
     if environment_key:
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ def get_global_setting(key, backup_value=None, environment_key=None, **kwargs):
     if backup_value is not None:
         kwargs['backup_value'] = backup_value
 
+    # Prevent database writes if we are in a read-only command
+    if InvenTree.ready.isReadOnlyCommand():
+        kwargs['create'] = False
+
     return InvenTreeSetting.get_setting(key, **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index d9380bea12..9f8886646a 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -1286,7 +1286,6 @@ def validate_import_metadata(
         'filename': 'Input filename',
         'clear': 'Clear existing data before import',
         'strict': 'Strict mode - fail if any issues are detected with the metadata (default = False)',
-        'retain_temp': 'Retain temporary files at end of process (default = False)',
         'ignore_nonexistent': 'Ignore non-existent database models (default = False)',
         'exclude_plugins': 'Exclude plugin data from the import process (default = False)',
         'skip_migrations': 'Skip the migration step after clearing data (default = False)',
@@ -1299,7 +1298,6 @@ def import_records(
     c,
     filename='data.json',
     clear: bool = False,
-    retain_temp: bool = False,
     strict: bool = False,
     exclude_plugins: bool = False,
     ignore_nonexistent: bool = False,
@@ -1423,8 +1421,8 @@ def import_records(
     if not exclude_plugins:
         load_data('plugins', plugin_data, app='plugin')
 
-        # Now that the plugins have been loaded, run database migrations again to ensure any new plugins have their database schema up to date
-        if not skip_migrations:
+        if len(plugin_data) > 0 and not skip_migrations:
+            # Now that the plugins have been loaded, run database migrations again to ensure any new plugins have their database schema up to date
             migrate(c)
 
     # Run validation again - ensure that the plugin apps have been loaded correctly