diff --git a/services/nextcloud/configmap.yaml b/services/nextcloud/configmap.yaml
index 20d2273..21098a2 100644
--- a/services/nextcloud/configmap.yaml
+++ b/services/nextcloud/configmap.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   extra.config.php: |
     <?php
-    $CONFIG = array (
+    $CONFIG = array_merge($CONFIG ?? array(), array (
       'trusted_domains' =>
       array (
         0 => 'cloud.bstein.dev',
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ data:
       'oidc_login_create_groups' => false,
       # External storage for user data should be configured to Asteria via the External Storage app (admin UI),
       # keeping the astreae PVC for app internals only.
-    );
+    ));
diff --git a/services/nextcloud/deployment.yaml b/services/nextcloud/deployment.yaml
index ba98422..9c63191 100644
--- a/services/nextcloud/deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/nextcloud/deployment.yaml
@@ -23,40 +23,6 @@ spec:
         runAsUser: 33
         runAsGroup: 33
       initContainers:
-        - name: db-reset
-          image: postgres:16-alpine
-          command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
-          args:
-            - |
-              set -e
-              mkdir -p /var/www/html/config
-              if [ ! -f /var/www/html/config/.db_initialized ]; then
-                rm -f /var/www/html/config/config.php || true
-                psql "host=${POSTGRES_HOST} user=${POSTGRES_USER} password=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD} dbname=${POSTGRES_DB}" -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -c "DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS public CASCADE; CREATE SCHEMA public; GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO PUBLIC;"
-                touch /var/www/html/config/.db_initialized
-                chown 33:33 /var/www/html/config/.db_initialized || true
-              fi
-          env:
-            - name: POSTGRES_HOST
-              value: postgres-service.postgres.svc.cluster.local
-            - name: POSTGRES_DB
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: nextcloud-db
-                  key: database
-            - name: POSTGRES_USER
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: nextcloud-db
-                  key: db-username
-            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: nextcloud-db
-                  key: db-password
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: nextcloud-config-pvc
-              mountPath: /var/www/html/config
         - name: fix-perms
           image: alpine:3.20
           command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]