diff --git a/clr_test/db-updater/init.sh b/clr_test/db-updater/init.sh
index 32e6d0f3c..03b82143c 100644
--- a/clr_test/db-updater/init.sh
+++ b/clr_test/db-updater/init.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-echo "PSQL version: " && psql --version
+until pg_isready -U clearing -h db -p 5432 -d clearing -t 1; do
+  echo "Waiting for database to be ready..."
+  sleep 2
+done
 
-cat init.sql
-
-echo "Updating database" && psql -h db clearing < init.sql clearing
+echo "PSQL version: $(psql --version)"
+echo "Updating database"
+psql -U clearing -h db -p 5432 -d clearing -f init.sql
 
 tail -f /dev/null
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