diff --git a/openecomp-be/dist/sdc-onboard-db-init-docker/artifacts/startup.sh b/openecomp-be/dist/sdc-onboard-db-init-docker/artifacts/startup.sh
index 9e2c489..c806102 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/dist/sdc-onboard-db-init-docker/artifacts/startup.sh
+++ b/openecomp-be/dist/sdc-onboard-db-init-docker/artifacts/startup.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,25 @@
 fi
 
 echo "[Info] Going to initialize sdc onboard cassandra: user=$SDC_USER; host=$CS_HOST; port=$CS_PORT"
-echo "[Info] Initializing onboard keyspaces"
-cqlsh -u $SDC_USER -p $SDC_PASSWORD -f init_keyspaces.cql $CS_HOST $CS_PORT
 
-echo "[Info] Initializing onboard schemas"
-cqlsh -u $SDC_USER -p $SDC_PASSWORD -f init_schemas.cql $CS_HOST $CS_PORT
+echo "[Info] Initializing onboard keyspaces"
+date;
+cqlsh -u $SDC_USER -p $SDC_PASSWORD -f init_keyspaces.cql $CS_HOST $CS_PORT
+date;
 
 rc=$?
-if [[ $rc != 0 ]]; then exit $rc; fi
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+if [[ $rc != 0 ]]; then 
+	echo "[Error] Failed to initialize onboard keyspaces"; 
+	exit $rc; 
+fi
+
+echo "[Info] Initializing onboard schemas"
+date;
+cqlsh -u $SDC_USER -p $SDC_PASSWORD -f init_schemas.cql $CS_HOST $CS_PORT
+date;
+
+rc=$?
+if [[ $rc != 0 ]]; then 
+	echo "[Error] Failed to initialize onboard schemas"; 
+	exit $rc; 
+fi
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