diff --git a/packages/cluster/src/commands/down.js b/packages/cluster/src/commands/down.js
index e9053e21..79acde0d 100644
--- a/packages/cluster/src/commands/down.js
+++ b/packages/cluster/src/commands/down.js
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 const chalk = require('chalk')
 const path = require('path')
 const { exec, reporter } = require('@dhis2/cli-helpers-engine')
-const { initDockerComposeCache, makeComposeProject } = require('../common')
+const {
+    initDockerComposeCache,
+    makeComposeProject,
+    resolveConfiguration,
+} = require('../common')
 
 const defaults = require('../defaults')
 
-const run = async function({ name, clean, getCache, ...argv }) {
+const run = async function({ name, clean, getCache, cluster, ...argv }) {
+    const { dockerComposeRepository } = resolveConfiguration(argv, {}, cluster)
     const cacheLocation = await initDockerComposeCache({
         cache: getCache(),
-        dockerComposeRepository:
-            argv.cluster.dockerComposeRepository ||
-            defaults.dockerComposeRepository,
+        dockerComposeRepository,
         force: false,
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/cluster/src/commands/logs.js b/packages/cluster/src/commands/logs.js
index 4b9b691b..29fa307e 100644
--- a/packages/cluster/src/commands/logs.js
+++ b/packages/cluster/src/commands/logs.js
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 const chalk = require('chalk')
 const path = require('path')
 const { reporter, exec, tryCatchAsync } = require('@dhis2/cli-helpers-engine')
-const { initDockerComposeCache, makeComposeProject } = require('../common')
+const {
+    initDockerComposeCache,
+    makeComposeProject,
+    resolveConfiguration,
+} = require('../common')
 const defaults = require('../defaults')
 
-const run = async function({ service, name, ...argv }) {
+const run = async function({ service, name, cluster, ...argv }) {
+    const { dockerComposeRepository } = resolveConfiguration(argv, {}, cluster)
     const cacheLocation = await initDockerComposeCache({
         cache: argv.getCache(),
-        dockerComposeRepository:
-            argv.cluster.dockerComposeRepository ||
-            defaults.dockerComposeRepository,
+        dockerComposeRepository,
         force: false,
     })
     if (!cacheLocation) {
diff --git a/packages/cluster/src/commands/restart.js b/packages/cluster/src/commands/restart.js
index 008f29cc..ba401b60 100644
--- a/packages/cluster/src/commands/restart.js
+++ b/packages/cluster/src/commands/restart.js
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 const chalk = require('chalk')
 const path = require('path')
 const { reporter, exec, tryCatchAsync } = require('@dhis2/cli-helpers-engine')
-const { initDockerComposeCache, makeComposeProject } = require('../common')
+const {
+    initDockerComposeCache,
+    makeComposeProject,
+    resolveConfiguration,
+} = require('../common')
 
 const defaults = require('../defaults')
 
-const run = async function({ service, name, port, ...argv }) {
+const run = async function({ service, name, port, cluster, ...argv }) {
+    const { dockerComposeRepository } = resolveConfiguration(argv, {}, cluster)
     const cacheLocation = await initDockerComposeCache({
         cache: argv.getCache(),
-        dockerComposeRepository:
-            argv.cluster.dockerComposeRepository ||
-            defaults.dockerComposeRepository,
+        dockerComposeRepository,
         force: false,
     })
     if (!cacheLocation) {
diff --git a/packages/cluster/src/commands/seed.js b/packages/cluster/src/commands/seed.js
index a0fb3317..924f89b0 100644
--- a/packages/cluster/src/commands/seed.js
+++ b/packages/cluster/src/commands/seed.js
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 const { reporter } = require('@dhis2/cli-helpers-engine')
-const { initDockerComposeCache } = require('../common')
+const { initDockerComposeCache, resolveConfiguration } = require('../common')
 const { seed } = require('../db')
 
 const defaults = require('../defaults')
 
 const run = async function({ dhis2Version, ...argv }) {
     const { cluster } = argv
+    const { dockerComposeRepository, dbVersion } = resolveConfiguration(
+        argv,
+        {},
+        cluster
+    )
 
     const cacheLocation = await initDockerComposeCache({
         cache: argv.getCache(),
-        dockerComposeRepository:
-            cluster.dockerComposeRepository || defaults.dockerComposeRepository,
+        dockerComposeRepository,
         force: false,
     })
 
@@ -19,11 +23,9 @@ const run = async function({ dhis2Version, ...argv }) {
         process.exit(1)
     }
 
-    const resolvedVersion = dhis2Version || name
-
     return await seed({
         cacheLocation,
-        dbVersion: resolvedVersion,
+        dbVersion,
         ...argv,
     })
 }
diff --git a/packages/cluster/src/commands/up.js b/packages/cluster/src/commands/up.js
index 6a0c4c7c..778b06b5 100644
--- a/packages/cluster/src/commands/up.js
+++ b/packages/cluster/src/commands/up.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const {
     initDockerComposeCache,
     makeComposeProject,
     makeEnvironment,
+    resolveConfiguration,
 } = require('../common')
 
 const defaults = require('../defaults')
@@ -12,13 +13,11 @@ const { seed: doSeed } = require('../db')
 
 const run = async function(argv) {
     const { cluster, name, seed, seedFile, update } = argv
-
-    const runtime = makeEnvironment(argv, {}, cluster)
+    const cfg = resolveConfiguration(argv, {}, cluster)
 
     const cacheLocation = await initDockerComposeCache({
         cache: argv.getCache(),
-        dockerComposeRepository:
-            cluster.dockerComposeRepository || defaults.dockerComposeRepository,
+        dockerComposeRepository: cfg.dockerComposeRepository,
         force: update,
     })
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ const run = async function(argv) {
     if (seed || seedFile) {
         await doSeed({
             cacheLocation,
-            dbVersion: runtime.DHIS2_CORE_DB_VERSION,
+            dbVersion: cfg.dbVersion,
             name,
             path: seedFile,
             update,
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ const run = async function(argv) {
     const res = await tryCatchAsync(
         'exec(docker-compose)',
         exec({
-            env: runtime,
+            env: makeEnvironment(cfg),
             cmd: 'docker-compose',
             args: [
                 '-p',
diff --git a/packages/cluster/src/common.js b/packages/cluster/src/common.js
index 6b237e72..fc1d1089 100644
--- a/packages/cluster/src/common.js
+++ b/packages/cluster/src/common.js
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ function resolveConfiguration(argv = {}, cache = {}, config = {}) {
     return resolved
 }
 
-module.exports.makeEnvironment = (argv = {}, cache = {}, config = {}) => {
-    const cfg = resolveConfiguration(argv, cache, config)
-
+module.exports.makeEnvironment = cfg => {
     const env = {
         DHIS2_CORE_NAME: cfg.name,
         DHIS2_CORE_IMAGE: cfg.dockerImage,
diff --git a/packages/cluster/tests/setup-environment.js b/packages/cluster/tests/setup-environment.js
index 58c7c5bd..5b75eacc 100644
--- a/packages/cluster/tests/setup-environment.js
+++ b/packages/cluster/tests/setup-environment.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const test = require('tape')
 
-const { makeEnvironment } = require('../src/common.js')
+const { makeEnvironment, resolveConfiguration } = require('../src/common.js')
 
 const defaults = require('../src/defaults.js')
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ test('build runtime environment based on defaults', function(t) {
     const cache = {}
     const config = {}
 
-    const actual = makeEnvironment(argv, cache, config)
+    const actual = makeEnvironment(resolveConfiguration(argv, cache, config))
 
     const expected = {
         DHIS2_CORE_NAME: 'dev',
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test('build runtime environment based on args', function(t) {
     const cache = {}
     const config = {}
 
-    const actual = makeEnvironment(argv, cache, config)
+    const actual = makeEnvironment(resolveConfiguration(argv, cache, config))
 
     const expected = {
         DHIS2_CORE_NAME: 'dev',
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test('build runtime environment based on mixed args and config', function(t) {
         dbVersion: 'dev',
     }
 
-    const actual = makeEnvironment(argv, cache, config)
+    const actual = makeEnvironment(resolveConfiguration(argv, cache, config))
 
     const expected = {
         DHIS2_CORE_NAME: 'mydev',
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ test('build runtime environment based on mixed args, cache, config and defaults'
         dhis2Version: 'dev',
     }
 
-    const actual = makeEnvironment(argv, cache, config)
+    const actual = makeEnvironment(resolveConfiguration(argv, cache, config))
 
     const expected = {
         DHIS2_CORE_NAME: 'mydev',