diff --git a/kubernetes/sdnc/resources/config/bin/installSdncDb.sh b/kubernetes/sdnc/resources/config/bin/installSdncDb.sh
index 2a733de..455cb83 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdnc/resources/config/bin/installSdncDb.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/sdnc/resources/config/bin/installSdncDb.sh
@@ -22,37 +22,49 @@
 ###
 
 SDNC_HOME=${SDNC_HOME:-/opt/onap/sdnc}
-MYSQL_HOST=${MYSQL_HOST:-{{.Values.config.mariadbGalera.serviceName}}.{{.Release.Namespace}}}
-MYSQL_PASSWD=${MYSQL_PASSWD:-{{.Values.config.dbRootPassword}}}
+ETC_DIR=${ETC_DIR:-${SDNC_HOME}/data}
+BIN_DIR=${BIN_DIR-${SDNC_HOME}/bin}
+MYSQL_HOST=${MYSQL_HOST:-dbhost}
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_PASSWORD:-openECOMP1.0}
 
 SDNC_DB_USER=${SDNC_DB_USER:-sdnctl}
-SDNC_DB_PASSWD=${SDNC_DB_PASSWD:-gamma}
+SDNC_DB_PASSWORD=${SDNC_DB_PASSWORD:-gamma}
 SDNC_DB_DATABASE=${SDN_DB_DATABASE:-sdnctl}
 
 
 # Create tablespace and user account
-mysql -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -u root -p${MYSQL_PASSWD} mysql <<-END
-CREATE DATABASE ${SDNC_DB_DATABASE};
-CREATE USER '${SDNC_DB_USER}'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${SDNC_DB_PASSWD}';
-CREATE USER '${SDNC_DB_USER}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${SDNC_DB_PASSWD}';
+mysql -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -u root -p${MYSQL_PASSWORD} mysql <<-END
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${SDNC_DB_DATABASE};
+CREATE USER '${SDNC_DB_USER}'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${SDNC_DB_PASSWORD}';
+CREATE USER '${SDNC_DB_USER}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${SDNC_DB_PASSWORD}';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${SDNC_DB_DATABASE}.* TO '${SDNC_DB_USER}'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${SDNC_DB_DATABASE}.* TO '${SDNC_DB_USER}'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
+flush privileges;
 commit;
 END
 
 # load schema
-if [ -f ${SDNC_HOME}/data/sdnctl.dump ]
+if [ -f ${ETC_DIR}/sdnctl.dump ]
 then
-  mysql -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -u root -p${MYSQL_PASSWD} sdnctl < ${SDNC_HOME}/data/sdnctl.dump
+  mysql -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -u root -p${MYSQL_PASSWORD} sdnctl < ${ETC_DIR}/sdnctl.dump
 fi
 
-for datafile in ${SDNC_HOME}/data/*.data.dump
+for datafile in ${ETC_DIR}/*.data.dump
 do
-  mysql -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -u root -p${MYSQL_PASSWD} sdnctl < $datafile
+  mysql -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -u root -p${MYSQL_PASSWORD} sdnctl < $datafile
 done
 
 # Create VNIs 100-199
-${SDNC_HOME}/bin/addVnis.sh 100 199
+${BIN_DIR}/addVnis.sh 100 199
 
 # Drop FK_NETWORK_MODEL foreign key as workaround for SDNC-291.
-${SDNC_HOME}/bin/rmForeignKey.sh NETWORK_MODEL FK_NETWORK_MODEL
+${BIN_DIR}/rmForeignKey.sh NETWORK_MODEL FK_NETWORK_MODEL
+
+if [ -x ${SDNC_HOME}/svclogic/bin/install.sh ]
+then
+    echo "Installing directed graphs"
+     ${SDNC_HOME}/svclogic/bin/install.sh
+fi
+
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdnc/resources/config/bin/startODL.sh b/kubernetes/sdnc/resources/config/bin/startODL.sh
index eb49a69..5586ebb 100755
--- a/kubernetes/sdnc/resources/config/bin/startODL.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/sdnc/resources/config/bin/startODL.sh
@@ -118,12 +118,8 @@
 SDNC_HOME=${SDNC_HOME:-/opt/onap/sdnc}
 SDNC_BIN=${SDNC_BIN:-/opt/onap/sdnc/bin}
 CCSDK_HOME=${CCSDK_HOME:-/opt/onap/ccsdk}
-SLEEP_TIME=${SLEEP_TIME:-120}
-MYSQL_PASSWD=${MYSQL_PASSWD:-{{.Values.config.dbRootPassword}}}
-MYSQL_HOST=${MYSQL_HOST:-{{.Values.config.dbServiceName}}.{{.Release.Namespace}}}
 ENABLE_ODL_CLUSTER=${ENABLE_ODL_CLUSTER:-false}
 GEO_ENABLED=${GEO_ENABLED:-false}
-DBINIT_DIR=${DBINIT_DIR:-/opt/opendaylight/current/daexim}
 SDNRWT=${SDNRWT:-false}
 SDNRWT_BOOTFEATURES=${SDNRWT_BOOTFEATURES:-sdnr-wt-feature-aggregator}
 export ODL_ADMIN_PASSWORD ODL_ADMIN_USERNAME
@@ -133,44 +129,13 @@
 echo "  SDNC_REPLICAS=$SDNC_REPLICAS"
 echo "  SDNRWT=$SDNRWT"
 
-#
-# Wait for database to init properly
-#
-echo "Waiting for mysql"
-until mysql -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -u root -p${MYSQL_PASSWD} mysql &> /dev/null
-do
-  printf "."
-  sleep 1
-done
-echo -e "\nmysql ready"
 
-if [ ! -d ${DBINIT_DIR} ]
-then
-    mkdir -p ${DBINIT_DIR}
-fi
-
-if [ ! -f ${DBINIT_DIR}/.installed ]
-then
-        echo "Installing SDNC database"
-        ${SDNC_HOME}/bin/installSdncDb.sh
-
-        if [ -x ${SDNC_HOME}/svclogic/bin/install.sh ]
-        then
-                echo "Installing directed graphs"
-                ${SDNC_HOME}/svclogic/bin/install.sh
-        fi
-
-        echo "Installed at `date`" > ${DBINIT_DIR}/.installed
-fi
 
 if [ ! -f ${SDNC_HOME}/.installed ]
 then
 	echo "Installing SDN-C keyStore"
 	${SDNC_HOME}/bin/addSdncKeyStore.sh
 
-	# No longer needed (this was a workaround for bug in Nitrogen)
-	#${CCSDK_HOME}/bin/installOdlHostKey.sh
-
 	if $ENABLE_ODL_CLUSTER ; then enable_odl_cluster ; fi
 
 	if $SDNRWT ; then install_sdnrwt_features ; fi
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/job.yaml b/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/job.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9e79ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/job.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+# Copyright © 2017 Amdocs, Bell Canada, AT&T
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-dbinit-job
+  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
+    chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": post-install
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "0"
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation
+spec:
+  backoffLimit: 20
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ include "common.name" . }}-job
+        release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
+    spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - name: {{ include "common.name" . }}-readiness
+        command:
+        - /root/ready.py
+        args:
+        - --container-name
+        - {{ .Values.config.mariadbGalera.chartName }}
+        env:
+        - name: NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        image: "{{ .Values.global.readinessRepository }}/{{ .Values.global.readinessImage }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default .Values.pullPolicy }}
+      containers:
+      - name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
+        image: "{{.Values.image}}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default .Values.pullPolicy }}
+        env:
+          - name: MYSQL_PASSWORD
+            valueFrom:
+              secretKeyRef:
+                name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}
+                key: db-root-password
+          - name: ODL_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+            valueFrom:
+              secretKeyRef:
+                name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-odl
+                key: odl-password
+          - name: SDNC_DB_PASSWORD
+            valueFrom:
+              secretKeyRef:
+                name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-sdnctl
+                key: db-sdnctl-password
+          - name: MYSQL_HOST
+            value: "{{.Values.config.mariadbGalera.serviceName}}.{{.Release.Namespace}}"
+          - name: SDNC_HOME
+            value: "{{.Values.config.sdncHome}}"
+          - name: ETC_DIR
+            value: "{{.Values.config.etcDir}}"
+          - name: BIN_DIR
+            value: "{{.Values.config.binDir}}"
+          - name: SDNC_DB_USER
+            value: "{{.Values.config.dbSdnctlUser}}"
+          - name: SDNC_DB_DATABASE
+            value: "{{.Values.config.dbSdnctlDatabase}}"
+        volumeMounts:
+          - mountPath: {{ .Values.config.binDir }}/installSdncDb.sh
+            name: bin
+            subPath: installSdncDb.sh
+          - mountPath: {{ .Values.config.configDir }}/svclogic.properties
+            name: properties
+            subPath: svclogic.properties
+          - mountPath: /opt/onap/sdnc/svclogic/config/svclogic.properties
+            name: properties
+            subPath: svclogic.properties
+          - mountPath: {{ .Values.config.configDir }}/dblib.properties
+            name: properties
+            subPath: dblib.properties
+        command:
+          - /bin/bash
+        args:
+          - {{.Values.config.binDir }}/installSdncDb.sh
+        resources:
+{{ include "common.resources" . | indent 12 }}
+      {{- if .Values.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+{{ toYaml .Values.nodeSelector | indent 10 }}
+      {{- end -}}
+      {{- if .Values.affinity }}
+      affinity:
+{{ toYaml .Values.affinity | indent 10 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      volumes:
+      - name: localtime
+        hostPath:
+          path: /etc/localtime
+      - name: docker-entrypoint-initdb-d
+        emptyDir: {}
+      - name: bin
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-bin
+          defaultMode: 0755
+      - name: properties
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-properties
+          defaultMode: 0644
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      imagePullSecrets:
+      - name: "{{ include "common.namespace" . }}-docker-registry-key"
+
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdnc/values.yaml b/kubernetes/sdnc/values.yaml
index 9bd50a1..dcf6938 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdnc/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdnc/values.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 pullPolicy: Always
 image: onap/sdnc-image:1.5.4
 
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
@@ -43,9 +44,13 @@
   odlGid: 101
   odlPassword: Kp8bJ4SXszM0WXlhak3eHlcse2gAw84vaoGGmJvUy2U
   dbRootPassword: secretpassword
+  dbSdnctlUser: sdnctl
+  dbSdnctlDatabase: sdnctl
   dbSdnctlPassword: gamma
   enableClustering: true
+  sdncHome: /opt/onap/sdnc
   binDir: /opt/onap/sdnc/bin
+  etcDir: /opt/onap/sdnc/data
   geoEnabled: false
 # if geoEnabled is set to true here, mysql.geoEnabled must be set to true
 # if geoEnabled is set to true the following 3 values must be set to their proper values