updb needs to be forced to run in dr_safe_upgrade or it won't run without --y argument passed down
force updb to run as a background thread when part of a block chain

This is because it can ask you questions, dr_safe_upgrade now forces
the —y operator to be passed. If there’s any updates to apply to the DB
this kicks off a batch api process and anything using batch API needs
to run as a stand alone through in the background