diff --git a/netbox/core/apps.py b/netbox/core/apps.py
index c5051e922..0811e5cb2 100644
--- a/netbox/core/apps.py
+++ b/netbox/core/apps.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.apps import AppConfig
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.migrations.operations import AlterModelOptions
@@ -24,5 +25,6 @@ class CoreConfig(AppConfig):
         # Register models
         register_models(*self.get_models())
 
-        # Clear Swagger API cache on startup
-        cache.delete("*api_schema_*")
+        # Clear Redis cache on startup in development mode
+        if settings.DEBUG:
+            cache.clear()