diff --git a/workflow-dev/tpl/deis-database-deployment.yaml b/workflow-dev/tpl/deis-database-deployment.yaml
index 5a5d630..fd3660a 100644
--- a/workflow-dev/tpl/deis-database-deployment.yaml
+++ b/workflow-dev/tpl/deis-database-deployment.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ spec:
                 - is_running
             initialDelaySeconds: 30
             timeoutSeconds: 1
+          lifecycle:
+            preStop:
+              exec:
+                commmand:
+                  - gosu
+                  - postgres
+                  - do_backup
           volumeMounts:
             - name: database-creds
               mountPath: /var/run/secrets/deis/database/creds