diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/testdays/templates/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/testdays/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index f3b07da197..3960d8beb9 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/testdays/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/testdays/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ spec:
         failurePolicy: Abort
         execNewPod:
           containerName: testdays
-          command: ["python", "/opt/app-root/src/testdays/cli.py", "init_db"]
-#          command: ["python", "/opt/app-root/src/testdays/cli.py", "upgrade_db"]
+# We only need to init the database the first time, after we just need to check
+# for DB upgrades
+#          command: ["python", "/opt/app-root/src/testdays/cli.py", "init_db"]
+          command: ["python", "/opt/app-root/src/testdays/cli.py", "upgrade_db"]
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: