diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index 177d73d..8f367cf 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -165,13 +165,20 @@ spec:
                 echo "WordPress is already installed, skipping installation"
               fi
               
-              {{- if .Values.wordpress.adsTxt.enabled }}
-              echo "Deploying ads.txt..."
-              cat > /var/www/html/ads.txt <<'ADSTXT'
+              if [ ! -z "$TABLES" ]; then
+                echo "Running WordPress core update check..."
+                CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat /usr/src/wordpress/wp-includes/version.php | grep "wp_version = " | cut -d "'" -f 2 || echo "unknown")
+                echo "Target WordPress version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+                /tmp/wp-cli.phar --path=/var/www/html core update-db 2>/dev/null || echo "No database update needed"
+              fi
+              
+              if [ "${{ .Values.wordpress.adsTxt.enabled }}" = "true" ]; then
+                echo "Deploying ads.txt..."
+                cat > /var/www/html/ads.txt <<'ADSTXTEOF'
 {{ .Values.wordpress.adsTxt.content }}
-ADSTXT
-              echo "ads.txt deployed"
-              {{- end }}
+ADSTXTEOF
+                echo "ads.txt deployed"
+              fi
               
               echo "=== WordPress Initialization Completed ==="
           volumeMounts: