diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/charts/aai-traversal/templates/job.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/charts/aai-traversal/templates/job.yaml
index a018ede..599bbc2 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/charts/aai-traversal/templates/job.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/charts/aai-traversal/templates/job.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
         - |
           set -x
           mkdir -p /opt/aai/logroot/AAI-GQ/misc
+          until nc -w10 -z -v aai.{{.Release.Namespace}} 8443; do echo "Retrying to reach aai on port 8443"; done;
           bash -x /opt/app/aai-traversal/docker-entrypoint.sh install/updateQueryData.sh
         env:
         - name: LOCAL_USER_ID