diff --git a/helm/schedulerservice/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/schedulerservice/templates/deployment.yaml
index dc2231d..526b2f5 100644
--- a/helm/schedulerservice/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/schedulerservice/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -30,17 +30,45 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "schedulerservice.serviceAccountName" . }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- $dbHost := include "schedulerservice.dbHost" . }}
-      {{- if $dbHost }}
       initContainers:
-        - name: wait-for-mysql-init
+        # Generate hibernate.cfg.xml and wait for MySQL to be ready
+        - name: init-db-config
           image: mysql:5.7
           command:
             - sh
             - -c
             - |
+              # Derive MySQL host from namespace
+              MYSQL_HOST="{{ .Release.Namespace }}-os-schedules-argo-syncer-mysql"
+              MYSQL_PORT="{{ .Values.externalDatabase.port }}"
+              MYSQL_DB="{{ .Values.externalDatabase.database }}"
+              MYSQL_USER="{{ .Values.externalDatabase.username }}"
+
+              echo "Generating hibernate.cfg.xml..."
+              cat > /db-config/hibernate.cfg.xml <<EOF
+              <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+              <!DOCTYPE hibernate-configuration PUBLIC
+                        "-//Hibernate/Hibernate Configuration DTD 3.0//EN"
+                        "http://hibernate.sourceforge.net/hibernate-configuration-3.0.dtd">
+              <hibernate-configuration>
+                  <session-factory>
+                      <property name="connection.driver_class">com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver</property>
+                      <property name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://${MYSQL_HOST}:${MYSQL_PORT}/${MYSQL_DB}?useUnicode=true&amp;characterEncoding=utf8</property>
+                      <property name="connection.username">${MYSQL_USER}</property>
+                      <property name="connection.password">${MYSQL_PASSWORD}</property>
+                      <property name="connection.pool_size">1</property>
+                      <property name="dialect">org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect</property>
+                      <property name="current_session_context_class">thread</property>
+                      <property name="cache.provider_class">org.hibernate.cache.NoCacheProvider</property>
+                      <property name="show_sql">false</property>
+                      <property name="connection.isolation">2</property>
+                      <property name="connection.autocommit">true</property>
+                  </session-factory>
+              </hibernate-configuration>
+              EOF
+
               echo "Waiting for MySQL to be fully initialized..."
-              until mysql -h {{ $dbHost }} -P {{ .Values.externalDatabase.port }} -u {{ .Values.externalDatabase.username }} -p${MYSQL_PASSWORD} -e "SELECT 1 FROM group_details LIMIT 1" {{ .Values.externalDatabase.database }} 2>/dev/null; do
+              until mysql -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -P ${MYSQL_PORT} -u ${MYSQL_USER} -p${MYSQL_PASSWORD} -e "SELECT 1 FROM group_details LIMIT 1" ${MYSQL_DB} 2>/dev/null; do
                 echo "Waiting for database tables to be created..."
                 sleep 5
               done
@@ -49,9 +77,11 @@ spec:
             - name: MYSQL_PASSWORD
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  name: {{ include "schedulerservice.fullname" . }}-db-config
-                  key: password
-      {{- end }}
+                  name: {{ .Release.Namespace }}-os-schedules-argo-syncer-mysql
+                  key: mysql-password
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: db-config
+              mountPath: /db-config
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           securityContext:
@@ -76,36 +106,27 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
-          {{- if or .Values.config.enabled $dbHost }}
           volumeMounts:
             {{- if .Values.config.enabled }}
             - name: config
               mountPath: {{ .Values.config.mountPath }}
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if $dbHost }}
             - name: db-config
               mountPath: /etc/onlinesales/config/schedulerService/hibernate.cfg.xml
               subPath: hibernate.cfg.xml
               readOnly: true
-            {{- end }}
-          {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.env }}
           env:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
-      {{- if or .Values.config.enabled $dbHost }}
       volumes:
         {{- if .Values.config.enabled }}
         - name: config
           configMap:
             name: {{ include "schedulerservice.fullname" . }}-config
         {{- end }}
-        {{- if $dbHost }}
         - name: db-config
-          secret:
-            secretName: {{ include "schedulerservice.fullname" . }}-db-config
-        {{- end }}
-      {{- end }}
+          emptyDir: {}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm/schedulerservice/templates/secret-db.yaml b/helm/schedulerservice/templates/secret-db.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3744dbd..0000000
--- a/helm/schedulerservice/templates/secret-db.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-{{- $dbHost := include "schedulerservice.dbHost" . }}
-{{- if $dbHost }}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "schedulerservice.fullname" . }}-db-config
-  labels:
-    {{- include "schedulerservice.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-type: Opaque
-stringData:
-  password: {{ .Values.externalDatabase.password | quote }}
-  hibernate.cfg.xml: |
-    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-    <!DOCTYPE hibernate-configuration PUBLIC
-              "-//Hibernate/Hibernate Configuration DTD 3.0//EN"
-              "http://hibernate.sourceforge.net/hibernate-configuration-3.0.dtd">
-    <hibernate-configuration>
-        <session-factory>
-            <property name="connection.driver_class">com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver</property>
-            <property name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://{{ $dbHost }}:{{ .Values.externalDatabase.port }}/{{ .Values.externalDatabase.database }}?useUnicode=true&amp;characterEncoding=utf8</property>
-            <property name="connection.username">{{ .Values.externalDatabase.username }}</property>
-            <property name="connection.password">{{ .Values.externalDatabase.password }}</property>
-            <property name="connection.pool_size">1</property>
-            <property name="dialect">org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect</property>
-            <property name="current_session_context_class">thread</property>
-            <property name="cache.provider_class">org.hibernate.cache.NoCacheProvider</property>
-            <property name="show_sql">false</property>
-            <!-- Transaction isolation 2 = READ_COMMITTED -->
-            <property name="connection.isolation">2</property>
-            <property name="connection.autocommit">true</property>
-        </session-factory>
-    </hibernate-configuration>
-{{- end }}