diff --git a/ansible/vars.yml b/ansible/vars.yml
index 2f3defa7d..4d30bc23d 100644
--- a/ansible/vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ postgres_major:
 # Full version strings for each major version
 postgres_release:
   postgresorioledb-17: "17.0.1.039-orioledb"
-  postgres15: "15.8.1.044"
+  postgres15: "15.8.1.045"
 
 # Non Postgres Extensions
 pgbouncer_release: "1.19.0"
diff --git a/ebssurrogate/scripts/qemu-bootstrap-nix.sh b/ebssurrogate/scripts/qemu-bootstrap-nix.sh
index 464c4f032..0fe8b97c1 100755
--- a/ebssurrogate/scripts/qemu-bootstrap-nix.sh
+++ b/ebssurrogate/scripts/qemu-bootstrap-nix.sh
@@ -143,4 +143,6 @@ function clean_system {
 
 install_nix
 execute_stage2_playbook
+# we do not want to ship an initialized DB as this is performed as needed
+rm -rf /data/pgdata
 cloud-init clean --logs