diff --git a/nextcloud/nextcloud-bootstrap.nomad b/nextcloud/nextcloud-bootstrap.nomad
deleted file mode 100644
index 4292886..0000000
--- a/nextcloud/nextcloud-bootstrap.nomad
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-variable "base_hostname" {
-  type = string
-  description = "Base hostname to serve content from"
-  default = "dev.homelab"
-}
-
-variable "nextcloud_db" {
-  type = string
-  default = "nextcloud"
-}
-
-variable "nextcloud_user" {
-  type = string
-  default = "nextcloud"
-}
-
-variable "nextcloud_pass" {
-  type = string
-  default = "nextcloud"
-}
-
-job "nextcloud-bootstrap" {
-  datacenters = ["dc1"]
-  type = "batch"
-
-  group "nextcloud-bootstrap" {
-    network {
-      mode = "bridge"
-    }
-
-    service {
-      connect {
-        sidecar_service {
-          proxy {
-            upstreams {
-              destination_name = "mysql-server"
-              # TODO: how do I get these to not bind to the host eth0 address
-              local_bind_port = 6061
-            }
-            config {
-              protocol = "tcp"
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        sidecar_task {
-          resources {
-            cpu    = 50
-            memory = 50
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    task "nextcloud-bootstrap" {
-      driver = "docker"
-
-      config {
-        image = "mysql:8"
-        args = [
-          "/bin/bash",
-          "-c",
-          "/usr/bin/mysql -h${NOMAD_UPSTREAM_IP_mysql_server} -P${NOMAD_UPSTREAM_PORT_mysql_server} -uroot -psupersecretpassword < /bootstrap.sql",
-        ]
-        volumes = [
-          "local/bootstrap.sql:/bootstrap.sql"
-        ]
-      }
-
-      template {
-        data = <<EOF
-        CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `${var.nextcloud_db}`;
-        CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS '${var.nextcloud_user}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${var.nextcloud_pass}';
-        GRANT ALL ON `${var.nextcloud_db}`.* to '${var.nextcloud_user}'@'%';
-        EOF
-        destination = "local/bootstrap.sql"
-      }
-
-      resources {
-        cpu = 50
-        memory = 50
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/nextcloud/nextcloud.nomad b/nextcloud/nextcloud.nomad
index 6f00360..5dff977 100644
--- a/nextcloud/nextcloud.nomad
+++ b/nextcloud/nextcloud.nomad
@@ -69,6 +69,41 @@ job "nextcloud" {
       ]
 
     }
+    
+    task "nextcloud-bootstrap" {
+      driver = "docker"
+      
+      lifecycle {
+        hook = "prestart"
+        sidecar = false
+      }  
+
+      config {
+        image = "mysql:8"
+        args = [
+          "/bin/bash",
+          "-c",
+          "/usr/bin/mysql -h${NOMAD_UPSTREAM_IP_mysql_server} -P${NOMAD_UPSTREAM_PORT_mysql_server} -uroot -psupersecretpassword < /bootstrap.sql",
+        ]
+        volumes = [
+          "local/bootstrap.sql:/bootstrap.sql"
+        ]
+      }
+
+      template {
+        data = <<EOF
+        CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `${var.nextcloud_db}`;
+        CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS '${var.nextcloud_user}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${var.nextcloud_pass}';
+        GRANT ALL ON `${var.nextcloud_db}`.* to '${var.nextcloud_user}'@'%';
+        EOF
+        destination = "local/bootstrap.sql"
+      }
+
+      resources {
+        cpu = 50
+        memory = 50
+      }
+    }
 
     task "main" {
       driver = "docker"
@@ -89,8 +124,6 @@ job "nextcloud" {
         cpu = 50
         memory = 250
       }
-
     }
   }
-}
-
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nextcloud/nextcloud.tf b/nextcloud/nextcloud.tf
index 2ee5ef2..1a8e59e 100644
--- a/nextcloud/nextcloud.tf
+++ b/nextcloud/nextcloud.tf
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ variable "base_hostname" {
   default = "dev.homelab"
 }
 
-resource "nomad_job" "nextcloud-bootstrap" {
-  hcl2 {
-    enabled = true
-  }
-
-  jobspec = file("${path.module}/nextcloud-bootstrap.nomad")
-}
-
 resource "nomad_job" "nextcloud" {
   hcl2 {
     enabled = true