diff --git a/openshift/templates/django-postgresql-persistent.json b/openshift/templates/django-postgresql-persistent.json
index e37f7a4..4dfbb27 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/django-postgresql-persistent.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/django-postgresql-persistent.json
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@
       "metadata": {
         "name": "${DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME}",
         "annotations": {
-          "description": "Defines how to deploy the database"
+          "description": "Defines how to deploy the database",
+          "template.alpha.openshift.io/wait-for-ready": "true"
         }
       },
       "spec": {
diff --git a/openshift/templates/django-postgresql.json b/openshift/templates/django-postgresql.json
index 965c2eb..321f45e 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/django-postgresql.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/django-postgresql.json
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@
       "metadata": {
         "name": "${DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME}",
         "annotations": {
-          "description": "Defines how to deploy the database"
+          "description": "Defines how to deploy the database",
+          "template.alpha.openshift.io/wait-for-ready": "true"
         }
       },
       "spec": {