diff --git a/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml b/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
index e2d28323f5d..6963ae79f02 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ sources:
 - https://github.com/authelia/chartrepo
 - https://github.com/authelia/authelia
 type: application
-version: 1.6.13
+version: 1.6.14
diff --git a/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl b/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
index 2ea610e8b42..06144dbbfed 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
+++ b/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ data:
   postgresql-postgres-password: {{ randAlphaNum 50 | b64enc | quote }}
 {{- end }}
   url: {{ ( printf "%v%v:%v@%v-%v:%v/%v" "postgresql://" .Values.postgresql.postgresqlUsername $dbPass .Release.Name "postgresql" "5432" .Values.postgresql.postgresqlDatabase  ) | b64enc | quote }}
+  plainhost: {{ ( printf "%v-%v" .Release.Name "postgresql" ) | b64enc | quote }}
 type: Opaque
 
 
diff --git a/charts/stable/authelia/values.yaml b/charts/stable/authelia/values.yaml
index 586849c98af..5b721c14643 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authelia/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/authelia/values.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@ service:
       main:
         port: 9091
 
+initContainers:
+  - name: init-postgresdb
+    image: postgres:13.1
+    command:
+      - "sh"
+      - "-c"
+      - "until pg_isready -U authelia -h ${pghost} ; do sleep 2 ; done"
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    env:
+      - name: pghost
+        valueFrom:
+          secretKeyRef:
+            name: dbcreds
+            key: plainhost
+
 persistence:
   config:
     enabled: true