diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff758f6a5..76511e3d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 # Makefile
 
-.PHONY: charterafrica init-db
+.PHONY: charterafrica
 
 charterafrica:
-	docker-compose --env-file apps/charterafrica/.env.local up charterafrica --build
+	docker-compose --env-file apps/charterafrica/.env.local up charterafrica --build -d
 
 init-db:
 	docker-compose up mongodb_container --build -d
-	docker exec mongodb_container /scripts/db-init.sh
diff --git a/data_container/scripts/db-init.js b/data_container/scripts/db-init.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fead4547c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data_container/scripts/db-init.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const config = {
+  _id: "dbrs",
+  version: 1,
+  members: [
+    {
+      _id: 1,
+      host: "mongodb_container:27017",
+      priority: 1,
+    },
+  ],
+};
+console.log("==================>");
+rs.initiate(config, { force: true });
+
+rs.status();
+db.createUser({
+  user: "root",
+  pwd: "rootpassword",
+  roles: [{ role: "root", db: "admin" }],
+});
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0fe185312..9a410cb47 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - data_container:/data/db
       - ./mongo-keyfile:/etc/mongo-keyfile
-      - ./scripts/db-init.sh:/scripts/db-init.sh
+      - ./data_container/scripts/db-init.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/db-init.js
     restart: always
     healthcheck:
       test: echo 'db.runCommand("ping").ok' | mongosh mongodb_container:27017/charterafrica --quiet
diff --git a/scripts/db-init.sh b/scripts/db-init.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f31f1b0a7..000000000
--- a/scripts/db-init.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-DELAY=5
-
-mongosh -u root -p rootpassword --authenticationDatabase admin <<EOF
-var config = {
-    "_id": "dbrs",
-    "version": 1,
-    "members": [
-        {
-            "_id": 1,
-            "host": "mongodb_container:27017",
-            "priority": 1
-        },
-    ]
-};
-rs.initiate(config, { force: true });
-EOF
-
-echo "****** Waiting for ${DELAY} seconds for replicaset configuration to be applied ******"
-
-sleep $DELAY
-
-mongosh -u root -p rootpassword --authenticationDatabase admin <<EOF
-rs.status();
-db.createUser({
-  user: "root",
-  pwd: "rootpassword",
-  roles: [{ role: "root", db: "admin" }],
-});
-EOF
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