diff --git a/charts/hdx-oss-v2/templates/hyperdx-deployment.yaml b/charts/hdx-oss-v2/templates/hyperdx-deployment.yaml
index 7d58e0a..c90d0a9 100644
--- a/charts/hdx-oss-v2/templates/hyperdx-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/hdx-oss-v2/templates/hyperdx-deployment.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ spec:
         - name: wait-for-mongodb
           image: busybox
           command: ['sh', '-c', 'until nc -z {{ include "hdx-oss.fullname" . }}-mongodb {{ .Values.mongodb.port }}; do echo waiting for mongodb; sleep 2; done;']
+          {{- if and (hasKey .Values.hyperdx "initContainer") (hasKey .Values.hyperdx.initContainer "resources") }}
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.hyperdx.initContainer.resources | nindent 12}}
+          {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: app
diff --git a/charts/hdx-oss-v2/tests/hyperdx-deployment_test.yaml b/charts/hdx-oss-v2/tests/hyperdx-deployment_test.yaml
index 10e3cf0..dfea09c 100644
--- a/charts/hdx-oss-v2/tests/hyperdx-deployment_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/hdx-oss-v2/tests/hyperdx-deployment_test.yaml
@@ -269,4 +269,51 @@ tests:
           value: private-registry-secret
       - lengthEqual:
           path: spec.template.spec.imagePullSecrets
-          count: 3
\ No newline at end of file
+          count: 3
+
+  - it: should include initContainers resources when configured and mongodb is enabled
+    set:
+      mongodb:
+        enabled: true
+      hyperdx:
+        initContainer:
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              cpu: 1
+              memory: 1Gi
+            requests:
+              cpu: 2
+              memory: 2Gi
+    asserts:
+      - isNotEmpty:
+          path: spec.template.spec.initContainers
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.initContainers[0].name
+          value: wait-for-mongodb
+      - isNotEmpty:
+          path: spec.template.spec.initContainers[0].resources
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.initContainers[0].resources.limits
+          content:
+            cpu: 1
+            memory: 1Gi
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.initContainers[0].resources.requests
+          content:
+            cpu: 2
+            memory: 2Gi
+
+- it: should not include initContainers resources when not configured and mongodb is enabled
+    set:
+      mongodb:
+        enabled: true
+      hyperdx:
+        initContainer:
+    asserts:
+      - isNotEmpty:
+          path: spec.template.spec.initContainers
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.initContainers[0].name
+          value: wait-for-mongodb
+      - isEmpty:
+          path: spec.template.spec.initContainers[0].resources