diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ded42b7..e2284540 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -419,13 +419,14 @@ If you don't have access to an external PostgreSQL service, the AWX operator can
 
 The following variables are customizable for the managed PostgreSQL service
 
-| Name                                 | Description                                | Default                           |
-| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- |
-| postgres_image                       | Path of the image to pull                  | postgres:12                       |
-| postgres_resource_requirements       | PostgreSQL container resource requirements | Empty object                      |
-| postgres_storage_requirements        | PostgreSQL container storage requirements  | requests: {storage: 8Gi}          |
-| postgres_storage_class               | PostgreSQL PV storage class                | Empty string                      |
-| postgres_data_path                   | PostgreSQL data path                       | `/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata` |
+| Name                                          | Description                                   | Default                           |
+| --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
+| postgres_image                                | Path of the image to pull                     | postgres:12                       |
+| postgres_init_container_resource_requirements | Database init container resource requirements | requests: {}                      |
+| postgres_resource_requirements                | PostgreSQL container resource requirements    | requests: {}                      |
+| postgres_storage_requirements                 | PostgreSQL container storage requirements     | requests: {storage: 8Gi}          |
+| postgres_storage_class                        | PostgreSQL PV storage class                   | Empty string                      |
+| postgres_data_path                            | PostgreSQL data path                          | `/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata` |
 
 Example of customization could be:
 
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
index fdb3089f..70107979 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
@@ -248,6 +248,28 @@ spec:
                           type: string
                       type: object
                   type: object
+                postgres_init_container_resource_requirements:
+                  description: Resource requirements for the postgres init container
+                  properties:
+                    requests:
+                      properties:
+                        cpu:
+                          type: string
+                        memory:
+                          type: string
+                        storage:
+                          type: string
+                      type: object
+                    limits:
+                      properties:
+                        cpu:
+                          type: string
+                        memory:
+                          type: string
+                        storage:
+                          type: string
+                      type: object
+                  type: object
                 service_account_annotations:
                   description: ServiceAccount annotations
                   type: string
diff --git a/config/manifests/bases/olm-parameters.yaml b/config/manifests/bases/olm-parameters.yaml
index f81c875b..754331a0 100644
--- a/config/manifests/bases/olm-parameters.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/bases/olm-parameters.yaml
@@ -261,14 +261,17 @@
       x-descriptors:
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:advanced
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:resourceRequirements
-    - displayName: PostgreSQL container resource requirements (when using a managed
-        instance)
+    - displayName: PostgreSQL init container resource requirements (when using a managed instance)
+      path: postgres_init_container_resource_requirements
+      x-descriptors:
+        - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:advanced
+        - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:resourceRequirements
+    - displayName: PostgreSQL container resource requirements (when using a managed instance)
       path: postgres_resource_requirements
       x-descriptors:
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:advanced
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:resourceRequirements
-    - displayName: PostgreSQL container storage requirements (when using a managed
-        instance)
+    - displayName: PostgreSQL container storage requirements (when using a managed instance)
       path: postgres_storage_requirements
       x-descriptors:
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:advanced
diff --git a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
index ebe7612b..fb717f57 100644
--- a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ postgres_tolerations: ''
 postgres_storage_requirements:
   requests:
     storage: 8Gi
+postgres_init_container_resource_requirements: {}
 postgres_resource_requirements: {}
 postgres_data_path: '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata'
 
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/main.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/main.yml
index 3b2e3895..aef52bbb 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 - name: Include broadcast websocket configuration tasks
   include_tasks: broadcast_websocket_configuration.yml
 
+- name: Include set_images tasks
+  include_tasks: set_images.yml
+
 - name: Include database configuration tasks
   include_tasks: database_configuration.yml
 
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/resources_configuration.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/resources_configuration.yml
index 42487d75..3230a51b 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/resources_configuration.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/resources_configuration.yml
@@ -47,24 +47,6 @@
   set_fact:
     _image: "{{ _custom_image | default(lookup('env', 'RELATED_IMAGE_AWX')) | default(_default_image, true) }}"
 
-- name: Set default awx init container image
-  set_fact:
-    _default_init_container_image: "{{ _init_container_image }}:{{ _init_container_image_version }}"
-
-- name: Set user provided awx init image
-  set_fact:
-    _custom_init_container_image: "{{ init_container_image }}:{{ init_container_image_version }}"
-  when:
-    - init_container_image | default([]) | length
-    - init_container_image_version is defined or init_container_image_version != ''
-
-- name: Set Init image URL
-  set_fact:
-    _init_container_image: >-
-      {{ _custom_init_container_image |
-         default(lookup('env', 'RELATED_IMAGE_AWX_INIT_CONTAINER')) |
-         default(_default_init_container_image, true) }}
-
 - name: Set default redis image
   set_fact:
     _default_redis_image: "{{ _redis_image }}:{{ _redis_image_version }}"
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/set_images.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/set_images.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59d86b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/set_images.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# For disconnected environments, images must be set based on the values of `RELATED_IMAGE_` variables
+---
+- name: Set default awx init container image
+  set_fact:
+    _default_init_container_image: "{{ _init_container_image }}:{{ _init_container_image_version }}"
+
+- name: Set user provided awx init image
+  set_fact:
+    _custom_init_container_image: "{{ init_container_image }}:{{ init_container_image_version }}"
+  when:
+    - init_container_image | default([]) | length
+    - init_container_image_version is defined or init_container_image_version != ''
+
+- name: Set Init image URL
+  set_fact:
+    _init_container_image: >-
+      {{ _custom_init_container_image |
+         default(lookup('env', 'RELATED_IMAGE_AWX_INIT_CONTAINER')) |
+         default(_default_init_container_image, true) }}
diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/deployment.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
index f737568b..5b4ab0c2 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@ spec:
         - name: {{ image_pull_secret }}
 {% endif %}
       initContainers:
-{% if managed_database %}
-        - name: database-check
-          image: '{{ _init_container_image }}'
-          imagePullPolicy: '{{ image_pull_policy }}'
-          command:
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - |
-              [[ -d /check-db/pgsql/data ]] && rm -rf /check-db/data && mv /check-db/pgsql/data/ /check-db/data/ && rm -rf /check-db/pgsql || true
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: check-db-pvc
-              mountPath: /check-db
-              subPath: ''
-{% endif %}
 {% if bundle_ca_crt or projects_persistence|bool or init_container_extra_commands %}
         - name: init
           image: '{{ _init_container_image }}'
@@ -344,11 +330,6 @@ spec:
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
       volumes:
-{% if managed_database %}
-        - name: check-db-pvc
-          persistentVolumeClaim:
-            claimName: postgres-{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-0
-{% endif %}
 {% if bundle_ca_crt %}
         - name: "ca-trust-extracted"
           emptyDir: {}
diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/postgres.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/postgres.yaml.j2
index 817485c7..a4db1a0d 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/postgres.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/postgres.yaml.j2
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         - name: {{ image_pull_secret }}
 {% endif %}
+      initContainers:
+        - name: database-check
+          image: '{{ _init_container_image }}'
+          resources: {{ postgres_init_container_resource_requirements }}
+          imagePullPolicy: '{{ image_pull_policy }}'
+          command:
+            - /bin/sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              [[ -d /check-db/pgsql/data ]] && rm -rf /check-db/data && mv /check-db/pgsql/data/ /check-db/data/ && rm -rf /check-db/pgsql || exit 0
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: postgres
+              mountPath: /check-db
+              subPath: ''
       containers:
         - image: '{{ _postgres_image }}'
           imagePullPolicy: '{{ image_pull_policy }}'