diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/adapter/controller/RelayLocationController.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/adapter/controller/RelayLocationController.kt
index 548e18b7..57e1c797 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/adapter/controller/RelayLocationController.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/adapter/controller/RelayLocationController.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class RelayLocationController(
      * Update the cache for available relay location days and the given [day]
      */
     @Async
-    fun cacheNewDay(day: String) {
+    fun updateCache(day: String) {
         cacheManager.getCache(CacheName.RELAY_LOCATION_DAYS)?.invalidate()
         getDays()
         cacheManager.getCache(CacheName.RELAY_LOCATION_DAY)?.put(
diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/database/entity/ProcessedFile.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/database/entity/ProcessedFile.kt
index b80d4172..8cb5a8f2 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/database/entity/ProcessedFile.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/database/entity/ProcessedFile.kt
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ fun DescriptorType.isRecent() =
 
 fun DescriptorType.isRelayServerType() =
     this === DescriptorType.ARCHIVE_RELAY_SERVER || this === DescriptorType.RECENT_RELAY_SERVER
+
+fun DescriptorType.isRelayConsensusType() =
+    this === DescriptorType.ARCHIVE_RELAY_CONSENSUS || this === DescriptorType.RECENT_RELAY_CONSENSUS
diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/DescriptorCoordinationService.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/DescriptorCoordinationService.kt
index 59db6322..77791718 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/DescriptorCoordinationService.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/DescriptorCoordinationService.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
 import org.tormap.config.value.DescriptorConfig
 import org.tormap.database.entity.DescriptorType
 import org.tormap.database.entity.isRecent
+import org.tormap.database.entity.isRelayConsensusType
 import org.tormap.database.entity.isRelayServerType
+import org.tormap.database.repository.RelayDetailsRepository
+import org.tormap.database.repository.RelayLocationRepository
 import org.tormap.util.logger
 import org.torproject.descriptor.DescriptorCollector
 import org.torproject.descriptor.index.DescriptorIndexCollector
@@ -20,7 +23,9 @@ class DescriptorCoordinationService(
     private val descriptorConfig: DescriptorConfig,
     private val relayDetailsUpdateService: RelayDetailsUpdateService,
     private val descriptorFileService: DescriptorFileService,
-    private val descriptorProcessingService: DescriptorProcessingService
+    private val descriptorProcessingService: DescriptorProcessingService,
+    private val relayDetailsRepository: RelayDetailsRepository,
+    private val relayLocationRepository: RelayLocationRepository,
 ) {
     private val logger = logger()
     private val descriptorCollector: DescriptorCollector = DescriptorIndexCollector()
@@ -56,18 +61,15 @@ class DescriptorCoordinationService(
         var errorCount = 0
         val processedMonths = mutableSetOf<String>()
         descriptorFileService.getDescriptorDiskReader(apiPath, descriptorType).forEach { descriptor ->
-            if (lastProcessedFile != null && lastProcessedFile != descriptor.descriptorFile) {
-                logger.info("Finished processing descriptors file ${lastProcessedFile?.name} with $errorCount errors.")
-                if (errorCount == 0) {
-                    lastProcessedFile?.let {
-                        descriptorFileService.saveProcessedFileReference(it, descriptorType)
+            lastProcessedFile?.let {
+                if (it != descriptor.descriptorFile) {
+                    flushRelayRepositoryAndSaveProcessedFile(it, descriptorType, errorCount)
+                    if (descriptorType.isRelayServerType()) {
+                        relayDetailsUpdateService.updateFamilies(processedMonths)
                     }
+                    processedMonths.clear()
+                    errorCount = 0
                 }
-                if (descriptorType.isRelayServerType()) {
-                    relayDetailsUpdateService.updateFamilies(processedMonths)
-                }
-                processedMonths.clear()
-                errorCount = 0
             }
             val descriptorInfo = descriptorProcessingService.processDescriptor(descriptor)
             descriptorInfo.yearMonth?.let { processedMonths.add(it) }
@@ -75,4 +77,31 @@ class DescriptorCoordinationService(
             lastProcessedFile = descriptor.descriptorFile
         }
     }
+
+    private fun flushRelayRepositoryAndSaveProcessedFile(file: File, descriptorType: DescriptorType, errorCount: Int) {
+        try {
+            when {
+                descriptorType.isRelayServerType() -> relayDetailsRepository.flush()
+                descriptorType.isRelayConsensusType() -> relayLocationRepository.flush()
+                else -> throw Exception("Descriptor type ${descriptorType.name} is not yet supported!")
+            }
+            if (errorCount == 0) {
+                descriptorFileService.saveProcessedFileReference(file, descriptorType)
+            }
+            logFinishedProcessingDescriptorFile(file.name, errorCount)
+        } catch (exception: Exception) {
+            logger.error("Could not flush relay repository for ${descriptorType.name}! ${exception.message}")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun logFinishedProcessingDescriptorFile(
+        filename: String,
+        errorCount: Int,
+    ) {
+        if (errorCount == 0) {
+            logger.info("Finished $filename with 0 errors")
+        } else {
+            logger.error("Finished $filename with $errorCount errors")
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/DescriptorProcessingService.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/DescriptorProcessingService.kt
index 05192f87..b8b56947 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/DescriptorProcessingService.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/DescriptorProcessingService.kt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class DescriptorProcessingService(
             }
         }
         relayLocationRepositoryImpl.flush()
-        relayLocationController.cacheNewDay(descriptorDay.toString())
+        relayLocationController.updateCache(descriptorDay.toString())
         return ProcessedDescriptorInfo(YearMonth.from(descriptorDay).toString())
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/RelayDetailsUpdateService.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/RelayDetailsUpdateService.kt
index 47b9d297..b8b46f36 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/RelayDetailsUpdateService.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/org/tormap/service/RelayDetailsUpdateService.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class RelayDetailsUpdateService(
      */
     fun updateAutonomousSystems() {
         try {
-            relayDetailsRepositoryImpl.flush()
             val monthsToProcess = relayDetailsRepositoryImpl.findDistinctMonthsAndAutonomousSystemNumberNull()
             logger.info("... Updating Autonomous Systems for months: ${monthsToProcess.joinToString(", ")}")
             monthsToProcess.forEach {
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ class RelayDetailsUpdateService(
     fun updateFamilies(months: Set<String>) {
         try {
             logger.info("... Updating relay families for months: ${months.joinToString(", ")}")
-            relayDetailsRepositoryImpl.flush()
             months.forEach { month ->
                 try {
                     updateFamiliesForMonth(month)