diff --git a/chart/templates/backend-migration.job.yaml b/chart/templates/backend-migration.job.yaml
index d51fd30..dd26377 100644
--- a/chart/templates/backend-migration.job.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/backend-migration.job.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ spec:
     spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         - name: regcred
+      initContainers:
+        - name: wait-for-postgres
+          image: postgres:15
+          command: ['sh', '-c', 
+            'until pg_isready -h postgres-service -p 5432 -U prod_admin; do echo waiting for postgres; sleep 2; done;']
+          env:
+            - name: PGPASSWORD
+              value: "{{ .Values.backend.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}"
       containers:
         - name: migrate-seed
           image: {{ .Values.backend.image }}