diff --git a/ceph-osd/templates/bin/_post-apply.sh.tpl b/ceph-osd/templates/bin/_post-apply.sh.tpl
index e4c994c4d..9b3dbaa9f 100644
--- a/ceph-osd/templates/bin/_post-apply.sh.tpl
+++ b/ceph-osd/templates/bin/_post-apply.sh.tpl
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ function restart_by_rack() {
   done
 }
 
+wait_for_pods $CEPH_NAMESPACE
+
 require_upgrade=0
 max_release=0