diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/datanommer/templates/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/datanommer/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 101a566add..d60323a45a 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/datanommer/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/datanommer/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ spec:
     app: Datanommer
     deploymentconfig: datanommer
   strategy:
-    type: Rolling
-    activeDeadlineSeconds: 21600
-    rollingParams:
-      intervalSeconds: 1
-      maxSurge: 25%
-      maxUnavailable: 25%
-      timeoutSeconds: 600
-      updatePeriodSeconds: 1
+    type: Recreate
+    recreateParams:
+      mid:
+        execNewPod:
+          command: [/opt/app-root/bin/alembic, -c, /etc/fedora-messaging/alembic.ini, upgrade, head]
+          containerName: datanommer
+          volumes:
+            - fedora-messaging-config-volume
+        failurePolicy: Abort
   template:
     metadata:
       creationTimestamp: null