diff --git a/chart/files/init-db.sh b/chart/files/init-db.sh
index 5b05895c2daf4f02ba53b65955861393e069a93b..58ff7402122177f9b93969b8cf94b405f0eabc80 100644
--- a/chart/files/init-db.sh
+++ b/chart/files/init-db.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ if python3 manage.py id check "${COLLECTION}"; then
 
     python3 manage.py coveragetype import /rgbnir_definition.json --traceback
 
+{{- if .Values.initDb }}
+
+    {{ .Values.initDb | nindent 6 }}
+
+{{- else }}
+
     if [ "${COLLECTION}" == "VHR_IMAGE_2018" ]; then
         echo "Initializing collection '${COLLECTION}'."
 
@@ -73,6 +79,7 @@ if python3 manage.py id check "${COLLECTION}"; then
         --type swift \
         --storage-auth auth-cloud-ovh
 
+{{- end }}
 
 else
     echo "Using existing database"
diff --git a/chart/templates/init-db-configmap.yaml b/chart/templates/init-db-configmap.yaml
index 6e130e1c2d7cbf74eaa6eb45937e1ade6c1cd3f8..01b1be69630d3a7f51eb4e7bd0d2ec198fa8f225 100644
--- a/chart/templates/init-db-configmap.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/init-db-configmap.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "vs.fullname" . }}-init-db
 data:
-  {{ (.Files.Glob "files/init-db.sh").AsConfig | nindent 2}}
+  {{ (tpl (.Files.Glob "files/init-db.sh").AsConfig . ) | nindent 2}}