diff --git a/charts/wordpress-helm/templates/database-statefulset.yaml b/charts/wordpress-helm/templates/database-statefulset.yaml
index 97fe8c8..43696c1 100644
--- a/charts/wordpress-helm/templates/database-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/wordpress-helm/templates/database-statefulset.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
                 - /bin/sh
                 - -c
                 - "mysqladmin ping -u root -p${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}"
-            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            initialDelaySeconds: 300
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
             successThreshold: 1
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ spec:
                 - /bin/sh
                 - -c
                 - "mysqladmin ping -u root -p${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}"
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            initialDelaySeconds: 300
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
             successThreshold: 1