diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index a4047aba..ed7be6bd 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 projectName: platform
-image: jembi/platform:2.4.2
+image: jembi/platform:2.4.3
 logPath: /tmp/logs
 
 packages:
diff --git a/interoperability-layer-openhim/docker-compose.await-helper-mongo.yml b/interoperability-layer-openhim/docker-compose.await-helper-mongo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c02d4ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interoperability-layer-openhim/docker-compose.await-helper-mongo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+  await-helper:
+    image: jembi/await-helper:1.0.1
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: none
+    command: '-k http://mongo-1:27017'
diff --git a/interoperability-layer-openhim/swarm.sh b/interoperability-layer-openhim/swarm.sh
index 469fa89b..f96dd679 100644
--- a/interoperability-layer-openhim/swarm.sh
+++ b/interoperability-layer-openhim/swarm.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ function initialize_package() {
       if [[ "${CLUSTERED_MODE}" == "true" ]]; then
         try "${COMPOSE_FILE_PATH}/initiate-replica-set.sh $STACK" throw "Fatal: Initiate Mongo replica set failed"
       else
+        config::await_service_running "mongo-1" "${COMPOSE_FILE_PATH}"/docker-compose.await-helper-mongo.yml "1" "$STACK"
+
         try "docker exec -i $(docker ps -q -f name=openhim_mongo) mongo --eval \"rs.initiate()\"" throw "Could not initiate replica set for the single mongo instance. Some services use \
         mongo event listeners which only work with a replica set"
       fi