diff --git a/backend/deploy/helm/templates/migrate-job.yaml b/backend/deploy/helm/templates/migrate-job.yaml
index af152a7..26155a9 100644
--- a/backend/deploy/helm/templates/migrate-job.yaml
+++ b/backend/deploy/helm/templates/migrate-job.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ spec:
             - -c
             - |
               echo "Waiting for PostgreSQL..."
-              until nc -z "$DB_HOST" "$DB_PORT"; do
+              until nc -w 2 "$DB_HOST" "$DB_PORT" < /dev/null; do
                 sleep 3
               done
               echo "PostgreSQL is reachable"