diff --git a/charts/vs-registrar/files/init-db.sh b/charts/vs-registrar/files/init-db.sh
index f20670cb8ed5a1fbf8565a1abadfce65a1cd738c..f6c89d08d85ab8014ce5de16ba23967b0b38f1dc 100644
--- a/charts/vs-registrar/files/init-db.sh
+++ b/charts/vs-registrar/files/init-db.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 # Check if collection exits in database and initialize database only if not
 {{- if .Values.global.collections }}
-if python3 manage.py id check {{ index (keys $.Values.global.collections) 0 | quote }}; then
+if python3 manage.py id check {{ index (keys $.Values.global.collections | sortAlpha) 0 | quote }}; then
     echo "Initializing database"
 
     python3 manage.py coveragetype import /opt/core/rgbnir_definition.json --traceback
diff --git a/charts/vs-renderer/files/init-db.sh b/charts/vs-renderer/files/init-db.sh
index f20670cb8ed5a1fbf8565a1abadfce65a1cd738c..f6c89d08d85ab8014ce5de16ba23967b0b38f1dc 100644
--- a/charts/vs-renderer/files/init-db.sh
+++ b/charts/vs-renderer/files/init-db.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 # Check if collection exits in database and initialize database only if not
 {{- if .Values.global.collections }}
-if python3 manage.py id check {{ index (keys $.Values.global.collections) 0 | quote }}; then
+if python3 manage.py id check {{ index (keys $.Values.global.collections | sortAlpha) 0 | quote }}; then
     echo "Initializing database"
 
     python3 manage.py coveragetype import /opt/core/rgbnir_definition.json --traceback