diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 40471ee..2d12b81 100644
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -61,30 +61,6 @@ app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "gitea.name" . }}
 app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
 {{- end -}}
 
-{{- define "db.servicename" -}}
-{{- if .Values.postgresql.enabled -}}
-{{- printf "%s-postgresql" .Release.Name -}}
-{{- else if .Values.mysql.enabled -}}
-{{- printf "%s-mysql" .Release.Name -}}
-{{- else if .Values.mariadb.enabled -}}
-{{- printf "%s-mariadb" .Release.Name -}}
-{{- else if ne .Values.gitea.config.database.DB_TYPE "sqlite3" -}}
-{{- $parts := split ":" .Values.gitea.config.database.HOST -}}
-{{- printf "%s %s" $parts._0 $parts._1 -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- define "db.port" -}}
-{{- if .Values.postgresql.enabled -}}
-{{ .Values.postgresql.global.postgresql.servicePort }}
-{{- else if .Values.mysql.enabled -}}
-{{ .Values.mysql.service.port }}
-{{- else if .Values.mariadb.enabled -}}
-{{ .Values.mariadb.primary.service.port }}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
 {{- define "postgresql.dns" -}}
 {{- printf "%s-postgresql.%s.svc.%s:%g" .Release.Name .Release.Namespace .Values.clusterDomain .Values.postgresql.global.postgresql.servicePort -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/templates/gitea/init.yaml b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
index 5854c7a..00af29b 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/init.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
@@ -40,31 +40,15 @@ stringData:
 
     set -euo pipefail
 
-    {{- if include "db.servicename" . }}
-    # Connection retry inspired by https://gist.github.com/dublx/e99ea94858c07d2ca6de
-    function test_db_connection() {
-      local RETRY=0
-      local MAX=30
-
-      echo 'Wait for database to become avialable...'
-      until [ "${RETRY}" -ge "${MAX}" ]; do
-        nc -vz -w2 {{ include "db.servicename" . }} {{ include "db.port" . }} && break
-        RETRY=$[${RETRY}+1]
-        echo "...not ready yet (${RETRY}/${MAX})"
-      done
-
-      if [ "${RETRY}" -ge "${MAX}" ]; then
-        echo "Database not reachable after '${MAX}' attempts!"
-        exit 1
-      fi
-    }
-
-    test_db_connection
-    {{- end }}
-
     echo '==== BEGIN GITEA CONFIGURATION ===='
 
-    gitea migrate
+    { # try
+      gitea migrate
+    } || { # catch
+      echo "Gitea migrate might fail due to database connection...This init-container will try again in a few seconds"
+      exit 1
+    }
+    
 
     {{- if or .Values.gitea.admin.existingSecret (and .Values.gitea.admin.username .Values.gitea.admin.password) }}
     function configure_admin_user() {