diff --git a/backend/backend/settings/common.py b/backend/backend/settings/common.py
index 5cae475e4..e707d6c51 100644
--- a/backend/backend/settings/common.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings/common.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
 
 from .deps.celery import *
+
+# The two next lines are needed for wait_init_migration as we have one configmap with all settings,
+# wait-init-migrations receives `PRIVATE_CA_ENABLED`, which requires the following vat
+from .deps.image_build import BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_MAX_ATTEMPTS
+from .deps.image_build import BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_PENDING_STATE_WAIT_SECONDS
 from .deps.jwt import *
 from .deps.org import *
 from .deps.path import *
diff --git a/backend/backend/settings/deps/image_build.py b/backend/backend/settings/deps/image_build.py
index 667c629ce..fb348c930 100644
--- a/backend/backend/settings/deps/image_build.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings/deps/image_build.py
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 IMAGE_BUILD_TIMEOUT = 3 * 60 * 60  # 3 hours
 # Delay before two check
 IMAGE_BUILD_CHECK_DELAY = 5
-BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_MAX_ATTEMPTS = os.getenv("BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_MAX_ATTEMPTS", 60)
-BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_PENDING_STATE_WAIT_SECONDS = os.getenv("BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_PENDING_STATE_WAIT_SECONDS", 2)
+BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_MAX_ATTEMPTS = int(os.getenv("BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_MAX_ATTEMPTS", 60))
+BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_PENDING_STATE_WAIT_SECONDS = int(
+    os.getenv("BUILDER_KANIKO_STARTUP_PENDING_STATE_WAIT_SECONDS", 2)
+)