diff --git a/kubernetes/openshift-example/templates/template_patroni_persistent.yaml b/kubernetes/openshift-example/templates/template_patroni_persistent.yaml
index bc0a5a33..8dbb1acb 100644
--- a/kubernetes/openshift-example/templates/template_patroni_persistent.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/openshift-example/templates/template_patroni_persistent.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ objects:
           application: ${APPLICATION_NAME}
           cluster-name: ${PATRONI_CLUSTER_NAME}
       spec:
+        initContainers:
+        - command:
+          - sh
+          - -c 
+          - "mkdir -p /home/postgres/pgdata/pgroot/data && chmod 0700 /home/postgres/pgdata/pgroot/data"
+          image: docker-registry.default.svc:5000/${NAMESPACE}/patroni:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          name: fix-perms
+          resources: {}
+          terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
+          terminationMessagePolicy: File
+          volumeMounts:
+          - mountPath: /home/postgres/pgdata
+            name: ${APPLICATION_NAME}
         containers:
         - env:
           - name: PATRONI_KUBERNETES_POD_IP