diff --git a/ansible/roles/mongo-repset/templates/init-configmap.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/mongo-repset/templates/init-configmap.yml.j2
index c1505f4..657b491 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mongo-repset/templates/init-configmap.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/mongo-repset/templates/init-configmap.yml.j2
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@ data:
       do
         sleep 1
       done
-    mongosh $MONGODB_URI --eval 'rs.initiate({"_id" : "rs0", "members" : [{"_id" : 0, "host" : "mongodb-0.mongo-svc:27017"},{"_id" : 1, "host" : "mongodb-1.mongo-svc:27017"},{"_id" : 2, "host" : "mongodb-2.mongo-svc:27017"}]})'
+    mongosh $MONGODB_URI --eval 'rs.initiate({"_id" : "rs0", "members" : [{"_id" : 0, "host" : "mongodb-0.mongo-svc:27017"}]})'
+    until mongosh $MONGODB_1_URI --eval "print(\"waited for connection\")"
+      do
+        sleep 1
+      done
+    mongosh $MONGODB_URI --eval 'rs.add("mongodb-1.mongo-svc:27017")'
+    until mongosh $MONGODB_2_URI --eval "print(\"waited for connection\")"
+      do
+        sleep 1
+      done
+    mongosh $MONGODB_URI --eval 'rs.add("mongodb-2.mongo-svc:27017")'
     sleep 30
     if [[ $(mongosh --quiet --eval "db.isMaster().setName") != rs0 ]]
     then