diff --git a/manifests/function/baremetal-operator/entrypoint/ironic-entrypoint b/manifests/function/baremetal-operator/entrypoint/ironic-entrypoint
index ffd84b808..ce91e3839 100644
--- a/manifests/function/baremetal-operator/entrypoint/ironic-entrypoint
+++ b/manifests/function/baremetal-operator/entrypoint/ironic-entrypoint
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 cp -f /shared/ironic.conf /etc/ironic/ironic.conf
 
-ironic-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic/ironic.conf upgrade
+DB_VERSION="$(ironic-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic/ironic.conf version)"
+if [ "${DB_VERSION}" == "None" ];
+then
+    ironic-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic/ironic.conf create_schema
+fi
 
 /usr/bin/ironic-conductor &
 /usr/bin/ironic-api &