diff --git a/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb-persistent.json b/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb-persistent.json
index df3704b..8bc3015 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb-persistent.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb-persistent.json
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@
       "metadata": {
         "name": "${DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME}",
         "annotations": {
-          "description": "Defines how to deploy the database"
+          "description": "Defines how to deploy the database",
+          "template.alpha.openshift.io/wait-for-ready": "true"
         }
       },
       "spec": {
diff --git a/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json b/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
index eb6ab33..3df47d6 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@
       "metadata": {
         "name": "${DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME}",
         "annotations": {
-          "description": "Defines how to deploy the database"
+          "description": "Defines how to deploy the database",
+          "template.alpha.openshift.io/wait-for-ready": "true"
         }
       },
       "spec": {