diff --git a/chart/templates/backend-migration.job.yaml b/chart/templates/backend-migration.job.yaml
index 982e579..0ad04a2 100644
--- a/chart/templates/backend-migration.job.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/backend-migration.job.yaml
@@ -10,35 +10,42 @@ spec:
     spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         - name: regcred
-      initContainers:
-        - name: wait-for-postgres
-          image: postgres:15
-          command: 
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - |
-              echo "Waiting for PostgreSQL to be ready..."
-              for i in $(seq 1 30); do
-                if pg_isready -h postgres-service -p 5432 -U prod_admin; then
-                  echo "PostgreSQL is ready!"
-                  exit 0
-                fi
-                echo "Attempt $i: PostgreSQL is not ready yet. Waiting..."
-                sleep 10
-              done
-              echo "PostgreSQL failed to become ready in time"
-              exit 1
-          env:
-            - name: PGPASSWORD
-              value: "{{ .Values.backend.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}"
       containers:
         - name: migrate-seed
           image: {{ .Values.backend.image }}
           command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
           args:
             - |
-              echo "Running migrations and seeds..." && \
-              npx mikro-orm migration:up && \
+              echo "Environment variables:"
+              echo "POSTGRES_NAME: $POSTGRES_NAME"
+              echo "POSTGRES_HOSTNAME: $POSTGRES_HOSTNAME"
+              echo "POSTGRES_PORT: $POSTGRES_PORT"
+              echo "POSTGRES_USER: $POSTGRES_USER"
+              echo "Testing direct connection..."
+              PGPASSWORD=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD psql -h $POSTGRES_HOSTNAME -p $POSTGRES_PORT -U $POSTGRES_USER -d $POSTGRES_NAME -c "SELECT 1"
+              echo "Testing MikroORM connection..."
+              node -e "
+                const { PostgreSqlDriver } = require('@mikro-orm/postgresql');
+                const { MikroORM } = require('@mikro-orm/core');
+                const config = {
+                  driver: PostgreSqlDriver,
+                  dbName: process.env.POSTGRES_NAME,
+                  host: process.env.POSTGRES_HOSTNAME,
+                  port: parseInt(process.env.POSTGRES_PORT),
+                  user: process.env.POSTGRES_USER,
+                  password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
+                };
+                console.log('MikroORM config:', config);
+                MikroORM.init(config).then(orm => {
+                  console.log('Connected successfully!');
+                  orm.close();
+                }).catch(err => {
+                  console.error('Connection failed:', err);
+                  process.exit(1);
+                });
+              "
+              echo "Running migrations and seeds..."
+              npx mikro-orm migration:up
               npm run seed
           env:
             {{- range $key, $val := .Values.backend.env }}