diff --git a/infra/helm/meshdb/templates/postgres.yaml b/infra/helm/meshdb/templates/postgres.yaml
index 62ee2787..9f55c0ef 100644
--- a/infra/helm/meshdb/templates/postgres.yaml
+++ b/infra/helm/meshdb/templates/postgres.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       {{- include "meshdb.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}