diff --git a/charts/model-engine/templates/database_init_job.yaml b/charts/model-engine/templates/database_init_job.yaml
index 8e26c176..1854a436 100644
--- a/charts/model-engine/templates/database_init_job.yaml
+++ b/charts/model-engine/templates/database_init_job.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "modelEngine.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   annotations:
     "helm.sh/hook": pre-install,pre-upgrade
-    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-2"
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-1"
     "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
 spec:
   backoffLimit: 0