diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/resources/config/opt/policy/config/drools/drools-preinstall.sh b/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/resources/config/opt/policy/config/drools/drools-preinstall.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b29012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/resources/config/opt/policy/config/drools/drools-preinstall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# ONAP
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+#
+
+# #################################
+# Usage
+# #################################
+
+function usage {
+    echo
+    echo "Usage: $(basename $0)"
+    echo
+}
+
+if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+if [[ -z ${BUILD_VERSION} ]]; then
+    echo "no BUILD_VERSION available as environment variable""
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z ${POLICY_INSTALL} ]]; then
+    echo "no POLICY_INSTALL available as environment variable""
+    usage
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+CONFIG_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+echo "invoking ${CONFIG_DIR}/apps-install.sh for controlloop ${BUILD_VERSION} at ${POLICY_INSTALL}"
+export DEBUG=y
+bash ${CONFIG_DIR}/apps-install.sh controlloop ${BUILD_VERSION} ${POLICY_INSTALL}
+unzip -o ${POLICY_INSTALL}/app*.zip -d ${POLICY_INSTALL}
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/resources/scripts/do-start.sh b/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/resources/scripts/do-start.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c40e11..0000000
--- a/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/resources/scripts/do-start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-# 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.
-
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# skip installation if build.info file is present (restarting an existing container)
-if [[ -f /opt/app/policy/etc/build.info ]]; then
-	echo "Found existing installation, will not reinstall"
-	. /opt/app/policy/etc/profile.d/env.sh
-else 
-	# replace conf files from installer with environment-specific files
-	# mounted from the hosting VM
-	if [[ -d config ]]; then
-		cp config/*.conf .
-	fi
-
-	./docker-install.sh
-
-	. /opt/app/policy/etc/profile.d/env.sh
-
-	# install policy keystore
-	mkdir -p $POLICY_HOME/etc/ssl
-	cp config/policy-keystore $POLICY_HOME/etc/ssl
-
-	if [[ -x config/drools-tweaks.sh ]] ; then
-		echo "Executing tweaks"
-		# file may not be executable; running it as an
-		# argument to bash avoids needing execute perms.
-		bash config/drools-tweaks.sh
-	fi
-
-	# sql provisioning scripts should be invoked here.
-fi
-
-echo "Starting processes"
-
-policy start
-
-sleep 1000d
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/templates/configmap.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/templates/configmap.yaml
index 36f458f..29b1c56 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-script-configmap
-  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
-data:
-{{ tpl (.Files.Glob "resources/scripts/do-start.sh*").AsConfig . | indent 2 }}
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
   name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-log-configmap
   namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
 data:
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/templates/statefulset.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 5dd49ed..e492760 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/charts/drools/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@
           - mountPath: /etc/localtime
             name: localtime
             readOnly: true
-          - mountPath: /tmp/policy-install/config/policy-keystore
-            name: drools-secret
-            subPath: policy-keystore
           - mountPath: /tmp/policy-install/config/feature-healthcheck.conf
             name: drools-secret
             subPath: feature-healthcheck.conf
@@ -103,6 +100,9 @@
           - mountPath: /tmp/policy-install/config/apps-install.sh
             name: drools-config
             subPath: apps-install.sh
+          - mountPath: /tmp/policy-install/config/drools-preinstall.sh
+            name: drools-config
+            subPath: drools-preinstall.sh
           - mountPath: /usr/share/maven/conf/settings.xml
             name: drools-settingsxml
             subPath: settings.xml
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@
           - mountPath: /tmp/logback.xml
             name: policy-logback
             subPath: logback.xml
-          - mountPath: /tmp/policy-install/do-start.sh
-            name: pe-scripts
-            subPath: do-start.sh
           lifecycle:
             postStart:
               exec:
@@ -169,19 +166,18 @@
             - key: drools-tweaks.sh
               path: drools-tweaks.sh
               mode: 0755
+            - key: apps-install.sh
+              path: apps-install.sh
+              mode: 0755
+            - key: drools-preinstall.sh
+              path: drools-preinstall.sh
+              mode: 0755
         - name: drools-secret
           secret:
             secretName: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-secret
             items:
-            - key: policy-keystore
-              path: policy-keystore
-              mode: 0644
             - key: feature-healthcheck.conf
               path: feature-healthcheck.conf
               mode: 0644
-        - name: pe-scripts
-          configMap:
-            name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-script-configmap
-            defaultMode: 0777
       imagePullSecrets:
       - name: "{{ include "common.namespace" . }}-docker-registry-key"
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/charts/mariadb/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/charts/mariadb/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1709af7..248d35b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/charts/mariadb/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/charts/mariadb/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
           {{- if eq .Values.liveness.enabled true }}
           args:
           - --lower-case-table-names=1
+          - --wait_timeout=28800
           livenessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
               port: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/charts/mariadb/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/charts/mariadb/values.yaml
index eb62715..ea79ba6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/charts/mariadb/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/charts/mariadb/values.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #################################################################
 # application image
 repository: nexus3.onap.org:10001
-image: mariadb:10.0.34
+image: mariadb:10.2.14
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/charts/policy-common/resources/config/pe/base.conf b/kubernetes/policy/charts/policy-common/resources/config/pe/base.conf
index ce8a030..c5dd8ca 100644
--- a/kubernetes/policy/charts/policy-common/resources/config/pe/base.conf
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/charts/policy-common/resources/config/pe/base.conf
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 KEYSTORE_PASSWD=Pol1cy_0nap
 
 JDBC_DRIVER=org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver
-JDBC_URL=jdbc:mariadb://{{ .Values.global.mariadb.nameOverride }}:{{.Values.config.mariadbPort}}/onap_sdk?failOverReadOnly=false&autoReconnect=true
-JDBC_LOG_URL=jdbc:mariadb://{{ .Values.global.mariadb.nameOverride }}:{{.Values.config.mariadbPort}}/log?failOverReadOnly=false&autoReconnect=true
+JDBC_URL=jdbc:mariadb://{{ .Values.global.mariadb.nameOverride }}:{{.Values.config.mariadbPort}}/onap_sdk?connectTimeout=30000&socketTimeout=60000&log=true&sessionVariables=max_statement_time=30
+JDBC_LOG_URL=jdbc:mariadb://{{ .Values.global.mariadb.nameOverride }}:{{.Values.config.mariadbPort}}/log?connectTimeout=30000&socketTimeout=60000&log=true&sessionVariables=max_statement_time=30
 JDBC_USER=policy_user
 JDBC_PASSWORD=policy_user