diff --git a/roles/backup/vars/main.yml b/roles/backup/vars/main.yml
index 52925369d..b4957c476 100644
--- a/roles/backup/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 deployment_type: "awx"
 _postgres_image: quay.io/sclorg/postgresql-15-c9s
-_postgres_image_version: 15
+_postgres_image_version: latest
 backup_complete: false
 database_type: "unmanaged"
 supported_pg_version: 15
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
index c587ea595..0ab8bcbbb 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@
         - _old_pg_version.stdout | default('0') | trim < supported_pg_version
   when:
     - managed_database
-    - this_awx['resources'][0]['status']['upgradedPostgresVersion'] | default('none') < supported_pg_version
+    - "'upgradedPostgresVersion' is in this_awx['resources'][0]['status']"
+    - (this_awx['resources'][0]['status']['upgradedPostgresVersion'] | default(false)) | ternary (this_awx['resources'][0]['status']['upgradedPostgresVersion'] < supported_pg_version, false)
     - old_postgres_pod['resources'] | length  # upgrade is complete and old pg pod has been removed
 
 - block:
diff --git a/roles/restore/vars/main.yml b/roles/restore/vars/main.yml
index 6050a0cd1..c2d0a496b 100644
--- a/roles/restore/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/vars/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 deployment_type: "awx"
 _postgres_image: quay.io/sclorg/postgresql-15-c9s
-_postgres_image_version: 15
+_postgres_image_version: latest
 
 backup_api_version: '{{ deployment_type }}.ansible.com/v1beta1'
 backup_kind: 'AWXBackup'