diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index dcfa831cd6..60d8f8b23e 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
 				winston.error(err.stack);
 			}
 			if (worker) {
-				worker.send({ compiling: compiling });
+				worker.send({
+					compiling: compiling,
+					livereload: true, // Send livereload event via Socket.IO for instant browser refresh
+				});
 			}
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/install/docker/entrypoint.sh b/install/docker/entrypoint.sh
index dd17d707e7..db2a637ee0 100755
--- a/install/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/install/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ build_forum() {
   local config="$1"
   local start_build="$2"
   local package_hash=$(md5sum install/package.json | head -c 32)
-  if [ "$package_hash" = "$(cat $CONFIG_DIR/install_hash.md5 || true)" ]; then
+  if [ "$package_hash" != "$(cat $CONFIG_DIR/install_hash.md5 || true)" ]; then
       echo "package.json was updated. Upgrading..."
       /usr/src/app/nodebb upgrade --config="$config" || {
           echo "Failed to build NodeBB. Exiting..."
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/uploads.js b/src/controllers/admin/uploads.js
index 433edd07ce..74d1370de0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/uploads.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/uploads.js
@@ -260,10 +260,6 @@ uploadsController.uploadMaskableIcon = async function (req, res, next) {
 	}
 };
 
-uploadsController.uploadLogo = async function (req, res, next) {
-	await upload('site-logo', req, res, next);
-};
-
 uploadsController.uploadFile = async function (req, res, next) {
 	const uploadedFile = req.files[0];
 	let params;
@@ -287,6 +283,10 @@ uploadsController.uploadFile = async function (req, res, next) {
 	}
 };
 
+uploadsController.uploadLogo = async function (req, res, next) {
+	await upload('site-logo', req, res, next);
+};
+
 uploadsController.uploadDefaultAvatar = async function (req, res, next) {
 	await upload('avatar-default', req, res, next);
 };
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ uploadsController.uploadOgImage = async function (req, res, next) {
 async function upload(name, req, res, next) {
 	const uploadedFile = req.files[0];
 
+	if (uploadedFile.path.endsWith('.svg')) {
+		await sanitizeSvg(uploadedFile.path);
+	}
+
 	await validateUpload(uploadedFile, allowedImageTypes);
 	const filename = name + path.extname(uploadedFile.name);
 	await uploadImage(filename, 'system', uploadedFile, req, res, next);
diff --git a/src/start.js b/src/start.js
index 99f3b662c5..c4dd925aad 100644
--- a/src/start.js
+++ b/src/start.js
@@ -107,13 +107,24 @@ function addProcessHandlers() {
 		shutdown(1);
 	});
 	process.on('message', (msg) => {
-		if (msg && Array.isArray(msg.compiling)) {
-			if (msg.compiling.includes('tpl')) {
-				const benchpressjs = require('benchpressjs');
-				benchpressjs.flush();
-			} else if (msg.compiling.includes('lang')) {
-				const translator = require('./translator');
-				translator.flush();
+		if (msg) {
+			if (Array.isArray(msg.compiling)) {
+				if (msg.compiling.includes('tpl')) {
+					const benchpressjs = require('benchpressjs');
+					benchpressjs.flush();
+				} else if (msg.compiling.includes('lang')) {
+					const translator = require('./translator');
+					translator.flush();
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (msg.livereload) {
+				// Send livereload event to all connected clients via Socket.IO
+				const websockets = require('./socket.io');
+				if (websockets.server) {
+					websockets.server.emit('event:livereload');
+					winston.info('[livereload] Sent reload event to all clients');
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	});