diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-be.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-be.yaml
index f38dbd7..4156052 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-be.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-be.yaml
@@ -15,55 +15,37 @@
       labels:
         app: sdc-be
       name: sdc-be
-      annotations:
-        pod.beta.kubernetes.io/init-containers: '[
-          {
-              "args": [
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-es",
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-cs",
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-kb"
-              ],
-              "command": [
-                  "/root/ready.py"
-              ],
-              "env": [
-                  {
-                      "name": "NAMESPACE",
-                      "valueFrom": {
-                          "fieldRef": {
-                              "apiVersion": "v1",
-                              "fieldPath": "metadata.namespace"
-                          }
-                      }
-                  }
-              ],
-              "image": "{{ .Values.image.readiness }}",
-              "imagePullPolicy": "{{ .Values.pullPolicy }}",
-              "name": "sdc-be-readiness"
-          },
-          {
-              "args": [
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "dmaap"
-              ],
-              "command": [
-                  "/root/ready.py"
-              ],
-              "env": [
-                  {
-                      "name": "NAMESPACE",
-                      "value": "{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}-message-router"
-                  }
-              ],
-              "image": "{{ .Values.image.readiness }}",
-              "imagePullPolicy": "{{ .Values.pullPolicy }}",
-              "name": "sdc-dmaap-readiness"
-          }
-          ]'
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - command:
+        - /root/ready.py
+        args:
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-es
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-cs
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-kb
+        env:
+        - name: NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        image: {{ .Values.image.readiness }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pullPolicy }}
+        name: sdc-be-readiness
+      - command:
+        - /root/ready.py
+        args:
+        - --container-name
+        - dmaap
+        env:
+        - name: NAMESPACE
+          value: {{ .Values.nsPrefix }}-message-router
+        image: {{ .Values.image.readiness }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pullPolicy }}
+        name: sdc-dmaap-readiness
       containers:
       - env:
         - name: ENVNAME
@@ -136,4 +118,4 @@
             path:  /dockerdata-nfs/{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}/sdc/logs
       imagePullSecrets:
       - name: "{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}-docker-registry-key"
-#{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+#{{ end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-cs.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-cs.yaml
index d93ea2d..a81d4ae 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-cs.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-cs.yaml
@@ -15,33 +15,22 @@
       labels:
         app: sdc-cs
       name: sdc-cs
-      annotations:
-        pod.beta.kubernetes.io/init-containers: '[
-          {
-              "args": [
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-es"
-              ],
-              "command": [
-                  "/root/ready.py"
-              ],
-              "env": [
-                  {
-                      "name": "NAMESPACE",
-                      "valueFrom": {
-                          "fieldRef": {
-                              "apiVersion": "v1",
-                              "fieldPath": "metadata.namespace"
-                          }
-                      }
-                  }
-              ],
-              "image": "{{ .Values.image.readiness }}",
-              "imagePullPolicy": "{{ .Values.pullPolicy }}",
-              "name": "sdc-cs-readiness"
-          }
-          ]'
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - command:
+        - /root/ready.py
+        args:
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-es
+        env:
+        - name: NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        image: {{ .Values.image.readiness }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pullPolicy }}
+        name: sdc-cs-readiness
       containers:
       - env:
         - name: ENVNAME
@@ -88,4 +77,4 @@
             path:  /dockerdata-nfs/{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}/sdc/logs
       imagePullSecrets:
       - name: "{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}-docker-registry-key"
-#{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+#{{ end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-fe.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-fe.yaml
index 4648c56..bc1777f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-fe.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-fe.yaml
@@ -15,39 +15,28 @@
       labels:
         app: sdc-fe
       name: sdc-fe
-      annotations:
-        pod.beta.kubernetes.io/init-containers: '[
-          {
-              "args": [
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-es",
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-cs",
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-kb",
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-be"
-              ],
-              "command": [
-                  "/root/ready.py"
-              ],
-              "env": [
-                  {
-                      "name": "NAMESPACE",
-                      "valueFrom": {
-                          "fieldRef": {
-                              "apiVersion": "v1",
-                              "fieldPath": "metadata.namespace"
-                          }
-                      }
-                  }
-              ],
-              "image": "{{ .Values.image.readiness }}",
-              "imagePullPolicy": "{{ .Values.pullPolicy }}",
-              "name": "sdc-fe-readiness"
-          }
-          ]'
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - command:
+        - /root/ready.py
+        args:
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-es
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-cs
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-kb
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-be
+        env:
+        - name: NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        image: {{ .Values.image.readiness }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pullPolicy }}
+        name: sdc-fe-readiness
       containers:
       - name: sdc-fe
         env:
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-kb.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-kb.yaml
index 1f6f6e8..a7334d4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-kb.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/templates/sdc-kb.yaml
@@ -15,35 +15,24 @@
       labels:
         app: sdc-kb
       name: sdc-kb
-      annotations:
-        pod.beta.kubernetes.io/init-containers: '[
-          {
-              "args": [
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-es",
-                  "--container-name",
-                  "sdc-cs"
-              ],
-              "command": [
-                  "/root/ready.py"
-              ],
-              "env": [
-                  {
-                      "name": "NAMESPACE",
-                      "valueFrom": {
-                          "fieldRef": {
-                              "apiVersion": "v1",
-                              "fieldPath": "metadata.namespace"
-                          }
-                      }
-                  }
-              ],
-              "image": "{{ .Values.image.readiness }}",
-              "imagePullPolicy": "{{ .Values.pullPolicy }}",
-              "name": "sdc-kb-readiness"
-          }
-          ]'
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - command:
+        - /root/ready.py
+        args:
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-es
+        - --container-name
+        - sdc-cs
+        env:
+        - name: NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        image: {{ .Values.image.readiness }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pullPolicy }}
+        name: sdc-kb-readiness
       containers:
       - env:
         - name: ENVNAME
@@ -80,4 +69,4 @@
             path:  /dockerdata-nfs/{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}/sdc/logs
       imagePullSecrets:
       - name: "{{ .Values.nsPrefix }}-docker-registry-key"
-#{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+#{{ end }}