diff --git a/k8s/nextgen/manual-deployments.yaml b/k8s/nextgen/manual-deployments.yaml
index 5bc0f6f..0013692 100644
--- a/k8s/nextgen/manual-deployments.yaml
+++ b/k8s/nextgen/manual-deployments.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: app
           image: node:20-slim
-          command: ["sh", "-c", "cd /app/server && ([ -f ../data/school.db ] || node src/database/init.js) && node src/index.js"]
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "cd /app/server && node src/database/init.js && node src/index.js"]
           workingDir: /app
           env:
             - name: NODE_ENV
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: app
           image: node:20-slim
-          command: ["sh", "-c", "cd /app/server && ([ -f ../data/school.db ] || node src/database/init.js) && node src/index.js"]
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "cd /app/server && node src/database/init.js && node src/index.js"]
           workingDir: /app
           env:
             - name: NODE_ENV