diff --git a/services/terraform/self-host/aws_db.tf b/services/terraform/self-host/aws_db.tf
--- a/services/terraform/self-host/aws_db.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/self-host/aws_db.tf
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
   storage_encrypted       = true
   publicly_accessible     = true
   port                    = local.mariadb_port
+  apply_immediately       = true
   skip_final_snapshot     = true
 }