diff --git a/kubernetes/api-server/api-server-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/api-server/api-server-deployment.yaml
index b3427d1..3a0d1cb 100644
--- a/kubernetes/api-server/api-server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/api-server/api-server-deployment.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ spec:
     spec:
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/arch: amd64
+      initContainers:
+        - args:
+            - wait
+            - --for=condition=complete
+            - --timeout=300s
+            - job/db-create
+          image: d3fk/kubectl:v1.18
+          name: db-create-wait
       containers:
         - envFrom:
           - secretRef:
diff --git a/kubernetes/db/db-create.yaml b/kubernetes/db/db-create.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ba353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/db/db-create.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: db-create
+spec:
+  backoffLimit: 0
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - envFrom:
+          - secretRef:
+              name: jambonz
+          image: jambonz/db
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          name: db
+      nodeSelector:
+        kubernetes.io/arch: amd64
+      restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/kubernetes/kustomization.yaml b/kubernetes/kustomization.yaml
index 9a570a7..ba28834 100644
--- a/kubernetes/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
-namespace: default # Replace by your namespace here
+namespace: jambonz
 
 resources:
 - namespace.yaml
+- db/db-create.yaml
 - mysql/mysql-service.yaml
 - mysql/mysql-statefulset.yaml
 - redis/redis-service.yaml
diff --git a/kubernetes/registrar/registrar-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/registrar/registrar-deployment.yaml
index ac7e27e..4c7da50 100644
--- a/kubernetes/registrar/registrar-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/registrar/registrar-deployment.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ spec:
     spec:
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/arch: amd64
+      initContainers:
+        - args:
+            - wait
+            - --for=condition=complete
+            - --timeout=300s
+            - job/db-create
+          image: d3fk/kubectl:v1.18
+          name: db-create-wait
       containers:
         - envFrom:
           - secretRef:
diff --git a/kubernetes/sbc-inbound/sbc-inbound-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/sbc-inbound/sbc-inbound-deployment.yaml
index 282f42d..dc5cc8a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sbc-inbound/sbc-inbound-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sbc-inbound/sbc-inbound-deployment.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ spec:
     spec:
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/arch: amd64
+      initContainers:
+        - args:
+            - wait
+            - --for=condition=complete
+            - --timeout=300s
+            - job/db-create
+          image: d3fk/kubectl:v1.18
+          name: db-create-wait
       containers:
         - envFrom:
           - secretRef:
diff --git a/kubernetes/sbc-outbound/sbc-outbound-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/sbc-outbound/sbc-outbound-deployment.yaml
index fab9da7..799a92c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sbc-outbound/sbc-outbound-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sbc-outbound/sbc-outbound-deployment.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ spec:
     spec:
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/arch: amd64
+      initContainers:
+        - args:
+            - wait
+            - --for=condition=complete
+            - --timeout=300s
+            - job/db-create
+          image: d3fk/kubectl:v1.18
+          name: db-create-wait
       containers:
         - envFrom:
           - secretRef: