diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index 0d7e1f2d..3456e25d 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ description: >
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.5.2
+version: 0.5.3
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
@@ -43,5 +43,4 @@ annotations:
     - name: Helm Chart
       url: https://github.com/pecanproject/bety-helm
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
-    - use new check image to use PG environment variables
-    - add-user and load-db are now jobs, not hooks (prevent timeout issues)
+    - need to check for table before start bety application
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19b35484..c03bb8f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 
 ## ChangeLog
 
+### 0.5.3
+- need to check for table before start bety application
+
 ### 0.5.2
 - use new check image to use PG environment variables
 - add-user and load-db are now jobs, not hooks (prevent timeout issues)
diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1ed3cf38..b9027786 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           env:
             {{- include "betydb.postgresqlEnv" . | nindent 12 }}
-            - name: PG_TABLE
+            - name: PGDATABASE
               value: {{ .Values.betyDatabase | quote }}
+            - name: PG_TABLE
+              value: "sessions"
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
diff --git a/templates/jobs/add-user.yaml b/templates/jobs/add-user.yaml
index 40011564..5daa249f 100644
--- a/templates/jobs/add-user.yaml
+++ b/templates/jobs/add-user.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           env:
             {{- include "betydb.postgresqlEnv" . | nindent 12 }}
-            - name: PG_TABLE
+            - name: PGDATABASE
               value: {{ .Values.betyDatabase | quote }}
+            - name: PG_TABLE
+              value: "sessions"
       containers:
         {{- range $index, $element := .Values.users }}
         - name: bety-add-user-{{ $index }}