diff --git a/charts/posthog/Chart.yaml b/charts/posthog/Chart.yaml
index de153e16..373b7eff 100644
--- a/charts/posthog/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/posthog/Chart.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 30.31.0
+version: 30.32.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
diff --git a/charts/posthog/templates/events-deployment.yaml b/charts/posthog/templates/events-deployment.yaml
index afe2e04e..c4840253 100644
--- a/charts/posthog/templates/events-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/posthog/templates/events-deployment.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ spec:
           value: '1'
         - name: IS_BEHIND_PROXY
           value: '1'
+        - name: DEBUG
+          value: 'true'
+        - name: POSTHOG_SKIP_MIGRATION_CHECKS
+          value: 'true'
       {{- if eq .Values.web.secureCookies false }}
         - name: SECURE_COOKIES
           value: '0'
diff --git a/charts/posthog/templates/recordings-deployment.yaml b/charts/posthog/templates/recordings-deployment.yaml
index 42b18822..1a736c30 100644
--- a/charts/posthog/templates/recordings-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/posthog/templates/recordings-deployment.yaml
@@ -174,5 +174,4 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
       initContainers:
       {{- include "_snippet-initContainers-wait-for-service-dependencies" . | indent 8 }}
-      {{- include "_snippet-initContainers-wait-for-migrations" . | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/posthog/tests/_initContainers-wait-for-migrations.yaml b/charts/posthog/tests/_initContainers-wait-for-migrations.yaml
index 3d193d83..a9c082d8 100644
--- a/charts/posthog/tests/_initContainers-wait-for-migrations.yaml
+++ b/charts/posthog/tests/_initContainers-wait-for-migrations.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 suite: _initContainers-wait-for-migrations
 templates:
-  - templates/events-deployment.yaml
   - templates/plugins-deployment.yaml
   - templates/web-deployment.yaml
   - templates/worker-deployment.yaml
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ templates:
 tests:
   - it: spec.template.spec.initContainers[1].env override via 'env' should work
     templates: # TODO: remove once secrets.yaml will be fixed/removed
-      - templates/events-deployment.yaml
       - templates/plugins-deployment.yaml
       - templates/web-deployment.yaml
       - templates/worker-deployment.yaml
diff --git a/charts/posthog/values.yaml b/charts/posthog/values.yaml
index b33d3c88..4abfc668 100644
--- a/charts/posthog/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/posthog/values.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ image:
   # -- PostHog image tag to use (example: `release-1.43.0`).
   tag:
   # -- PostHog default image. Do not overwrite, use `image.sha` or `image.tag` instead.
-  default: ":release-1.43.0"
+  default: ":latest"
   # -- PostHog image pull policy.
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   ## Optionally specify an array of imagePullSecrets.
diff --git a/ci/values/k3s.yaml b/ci/values/k3s.yaml
index b5274522..e59c250f 100644
--- a/ci/values/k3s.yaml
+++ b/ci/values/k3s.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ ingress:
 web:
   secureCookies: false
 
+env:
+  - name: POSTHOG_SKIP_MIGRATION_CHECKS
+    value: "true"
+
+events:
+  env:
+    - name: POSTHOG_SKIP_MIGRATION_CHECKS
+      value: "true"
+
+recordings:
+  env:
+    - name: POSTHOG_SKIP_MIGRATION_CHECKS
+      value: "true"
+
 # Use small PVC in CI
 clickhouse:
   persistence: