diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/BasePodStepContext.java b/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/BasePodStepContext.java
index cbca029df6b..19635ed2cf5 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/BasePodStepContext.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/BasePodStepContext.java
@@ -150,18 +150,26 @@ protected V1Volume createEmptyDirVolume() {
         .name(AUXILIARY_IMAGE_INTERNAL_VOLUME_NAME).emptyDir(emptyDirVolumeSource);
   }
 
-  protected V1Container createInitContainerForAuxiliaryImage(DeploymentImage auxiliaryImage, int index) {
-    return new V1Container().name(getName(index))
+  protected V1Container createInitContainerForAuxiliaryImage(DeploymentImage auxiliaryImage, int index,
+                                                             boolean isInitializeDomainOnPV) {
+    V1Container container = new V1Container().name(getName(index))
         .image(auxiliaryImage.getImage())
             .imagePullPolicy(auxiliaryImage.getImagePullPolicy())
             .command(Collections.singletonList(AUXILIARY_IMAGE_INIT_CONTAINER_WRAPPER_SCRIPT))
             .env(createEnv(auxiliaryImage, getName(index)))
             .resources(createResources())
-            .securityContext(PodSecurityHelper.getDefaultContainerSecurityContext())
             .volumeMounts(Arrays.asList(
                     new V1VolumeMount().name(AUXILIARY_IMAGE_INTERNAL_VOLUME_NAME)
                             .mountPath(AUXILIARY_IMAGE_TARGET_PATH),
                     new V1VolumeMount().name(SCRIPTS_VOLUME).mountPath(SCRIPTS_MOUNTS_PATH)));
+
+    if (isInitializeDomainOnPV) {
+      container.securityContext(PodSecurityHelper.getDefaultContainerSecurityContext());
+    } else {
+      container.securityContext(getInitContainerSecurityContext());
+    }
+
+    return container;
   }
 
   abstract V1SecurityContext getInitContainerSecurityContext();
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/JobStepContext.java b/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/JobStepContext.java
index 0ac160f0b51..e8b57176d38 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/JobStepContext.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/JobStepContext.java
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ protected void addInitContainers(V1PodSpec podSpec) {
 
   private void addInitContainers(List<V1Container> initContainers, List<? extends DeploymentImage> auxiliaryImages) {
     IntStream.range(0, auxiliaryImages.size()).forEach(idx ->
-        initContainers.add(createInitContainerForAuxiliaryImage(auxiliaryImages.get(idx), idx)));
+        initContainers.add(createInitContainerForAuxiliaryImage(auxiliaryImages.get(idx), idx,
+                isInitializeDomainOnPV())));
   }
 
   private Optional<InitializeDomainOnPV> getInitializeDomainOnPV() {
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/PodStepContext.java b/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/PodStepContext.java
index ea5ea28e4d6..4e18669f0cf 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/PodStepContext.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/oracle/kubernetes/operator/helpers/PodStepContext.java
@@ -724,7 +724,8 @@ private List<V1Container> getInitContainers() {
   protected void getAuxiliaryImageInitContainers(List<AuxiliaryImage> auxiliaryImageList,
                                                  List<V1Container> initContainers) {
     Optional.ofNullable(auxiliaryImageList).ifPresent(cl -> IntStream.range(0, cl.size()).forEach(idx ->
-            initContainers.add(createInitContainerForAuxiliaryImage(cl.get(idx), idx))));
+            initContainers.add(createInitContainerForAuxiliaryImage(cl.get(idx), idx,
+                    getDomain().isInitializeDomainOnPV()))));
   }
 
   // ---------------------- model methods ------------------------------