diff --git a/home-assistant/kustomization.yaml b/home-assistant/kustomization.yaml
index df0e51e..746e057 100644
--- a/home-assistant/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/home-assistant/kustomization.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,28 @@ patches:
     spec:
       template:
         spec:
+          initContainers:
+          - name: waitfordb
+            image: docker.io/library/postgres:15
+            command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - until pg_isready; do sleep 1; done
+            env:
+            - name: PGHOST
+              value: default.postgresql
+            - name: PGGDATABASE
+              value: homeassistant
+            - name: PGUSER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: home-assistant.homeassistant.default.credentials.postgresql.acid.zalan.do
+                  key: username
+            - name: PGPASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: home-assistant.homeassistant.default.credentials.postgresql.acid.zalan.do
+                  key: password
           containers:
           - name: home-assistant
             env: