diff --git a/cassandra/templates/init_cm.yaml b/cassandra/templates/init_cm.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..934d1b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cassandra/templates/init_cm.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: cassandra-init-scripts
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+data:
+  init.cql: |
+    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS workspaces WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
+    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS users WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
+    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS stickers WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
+    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS notifications WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
+    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS messages WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
+    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS chats WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
+    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS calls WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
diff --git a/cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml b/cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 4aa28e0..eb45a3d 100644
--- a/cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ spec:
           resources: {{- include "common.resources.preset" (dict "type" .Values.tls.resourcesPreset) | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
+            - name: script-volume
+              mountPath: /scripts
             - name: certs
               mountPath: /certs
             - name: certs-shared
@@ -495,6 +497,8 @@ spec:
           resources: {{- include "common.resources.preset" (dict "type" .Values.resourcesPreset) | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
+            - name: script-volume
+              mountPath: /scripts
             - name: data
               mountPath: {{ .Values.persistence.mountPath }}
             {{- if  .Values.usePasswordFiles }}
@@ -594,6 +598,9 @@ spec:
         {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.sidecars "context" $) | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
       volumes:
+        - name: script-volume
+          configMap:
+            name: cassandra-init-script
         - name: metrics-conf
           configMap:
             name: {{ include "cassandra.metricsConfConfigMap" . }}
diff --git a/cassandra/values.yaml b/cassandra/values.yaml
index 1c301f9..97c04ef 100644
--- a/cassandra/values.yaml
+++ b/cassandra/values.yaml
@@ -139,19 +139,11 @@ dbUser:
 ## @param initDB Object with cql scripts. Useful for creating a keyspace and pre-populating data
 ##
 
-initDB:
-  init.cql: |
-    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS workspaces WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
-    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS users WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
-    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS stickers WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
-    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS notifications WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
-    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS messages WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
-    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS chats WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
-    CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS calls WITH replication = {'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3};
+initDB: {}
 
 ## @param initDBConfigMap ConfigMap with cql scripts. Useful for creating a keyspace and pre-populating data
 ##
-initDBConfigMap: ""
+initDBConfigMap: {}
 
 ## @param initDBSecret Secret with cql script (with sensitive data). Useful for creating a keyspace and pre-populating data
 ##