diff --git a/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/deployments/deployment-backend.yaml b/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/deployments/deployment-backend.yaml
index 68d582d41..555c1fee8 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/deployments/deployment-backend.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/deployments/deployment-backend.yaml
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ spec:
       - name: backend
         image: humanconnection/nitro-backend:latest
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
-        lifecycle:
-          postStart:
-            exec:
-              command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "{{ .Values.application.initializeCommand }}", "&&", "{{ .Values.application.migrationsCommand }}"]
         envFrom:
         - configMapRef:
             name: {{ .Release.Name }}-configmap
diff --git a/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/jobs/db-migration.yaml b/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/jobs/db-migration.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8cb2aaf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/helm/human-connection/templates/jobs/db-migration.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-migrations
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": post-upgrade
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "0"
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": hook-succeeded, hook-failed
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      name: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    spec:
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+      - name: db-migrations-job
+        image: humanconnection/nitro-backend:latest
+        command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "{{ .Values.application.migrationsCommand }}"]
+        envFrom:
+          - configMapRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-configmap
+          - secretRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-secrets
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