diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23f4c65f..acc28cd9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ push-chart-crd:
 clean:
 	rm -f *build.properties || true
 	rm -f *.tgz || true
-	rm .push* .image*
+	rm .push* .image* || true
 
 deploy-crds: .id build-chart-crd
 	${HELM} upgrade --install --namespace $(cat .id) ${CRDS_CHART} --version $(CHART_VERSION)
@@ -354,8 +354,7 @@ deploy: .id docker-push build-chart
 		--create-namespace \
 		-f helm/db-controller/minikube.yaml \
 		--set dbController.class=`cat .id` \
-		--set image.tag="${TAG}" \
-		--set db.identifier.prefix=`cat .id` ${HELM_SETFLAGS}
+		--set image.tag="${TAG}"  ${HELM_SETFLAGS}
 
 undeploy: .id
 	helm delete --namespace `cat .id` `cat .id`-db-ctrl
diff --git a/controllers/databaseclaim_controller.go b/controllers/databaseclaim_controller.go
index ae32d55f..67004f8d 100644
--- a/controllers/databaseclaim_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/databaseclaim_controller.go
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) updateStatus(ctx context.Context, dbClaim *per
 			if err != nil {
 				return r.manageError(ctx, dbClaim, err)
 			}
+			dbClaim.Status.ActiveDB = *dbClaim.Status.NewDB.DeepCopy()
+			dbClaim.Status.NewDB = persistancev1.Status{ConnectionInfo: &persistancev1.DatabaseClaimConnectionInfo{}}
 		}
 
 		return r.reconcileMigrateToNewDB(ctx, dbClaim)
@@ -540,6 +542,10 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) reconcileUseExistingDB(ctx context.Context, db
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	err = dbClient.ManageSystemFunctions(dbName, r.getSystemFunctions())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -603,6 +609,10 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) reconcileNewDB(ctx context.Context,
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
+	err = dbClient.ManageSystemFunctions(GetDBName(dbClaim), r.getSystemFunctions())
+	if err != nil {
+		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+	}
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -1072,6 +1082,10 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) getDbSubnetGroupNameRef() string {
 	return r.Config.GetString("dbSubnetGroupNameRef")
 }
 
+func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) getSystemFunctions() map[string]string {
+	return r.Config.GetStringMapString("systemFunctions")
+}
+
 func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) getDynamicHostWaitTime() time.Duration {
 	t := r.Config.GetInt("dynamicHostWaitTimeMin")
 	if t > maxWaitTime {
diff --git a/helm/db-controller/minikube.yaml b/helm/db-controller/minikube.yaml
index b8b64797..17043567 100644
--- a/helm/db-controller/minikube.yaml
+++ b/helm/db-controller/minikube.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ zapLogger:
   level: debug
 dbproxy:
   enabled: false
+env: box-3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm/db-controller/templates/configmap.yaml b/helm/db-controller/templates/configmap.yaml
index bc0b67a4..4c585adb 100644
--- a/helm/db-controller/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/helm/db-controller/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ metadata:
 data:
   {{- with .Values.controllerConfig }}
   "config.yaml": |-
-  {{- toYaml . | trim | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- tpl (toYaml .) $ | trim | nindent 4 }}
   {{ end }}
diff --git a/helm/db-controller/values.yaml b/helm/db-controller/values.yaml
index b45a93f3..2bc50d91 100644
--- a/helm/db-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/db-controller/values.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ secrets:
   enabled: false
 
 env: local
+ib:
+  realm: "us"
+lifecycle: "dev"
 db:
   identifier:
     prefix: "{{ .Values.env }}"
@@ -158,3 +161,10 @@ controllerConfig:
   enablePerfInsight: true
   # Possible values for enableCloudwatchLogsExport are all, none, postgresql and upgrade.
   enableCloudwatchLogsExport: "none"
+  # system funtions are created as functions in the database. The prefix is used as the schema name.
+  # only "ib_" prefixed functions are supported at this time.
+  systemFunctions:
+    ib_realm: "{{ .Values.ib.realm }}"
+    ib_env: "{{ .Values.env }}"
+    ib_lifecycle: "{{ .Values.lifecycle }}"
+
diff --git a/pkg/dbclient/client.go b/pkg/dbclient/client.go
index 5b40ccc1..e165f2c2 100644
--- a/pkg/dbclient/client.go
+++ b/pkg/dbclient/client.go
@@ -163,6 +163,83 @@ func (pc *client) CreateDefaultExtentions(dbName string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (pc *client) ManageSystemFunctions(dbName string, functions map[string]string) error {
+	db, err := pc.getDB(dbName)
+	if err != nil {
+		pc.log.Error(err, "could not connect to db", "database", dbName)
+		return err
+	}
+	pc.log.Info("ManageSystemFunctions - connected to " + dbName)
+	defer db.Close()
+	//check if schema ib exists
+	var exists bool
+	err = db.QueryRow("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.schemata WHERE schema_name = 'ib')").Scan(&exists)
+	if err != nil {
+		pc.log.Error(err, "could not query for schema ib")
+		return err
+	}
+	if !exists {
+		createSchema := `
+			CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS ib;
+			REVOKE ALL ON SCHEMA ib FROM PUBLIC;
+			GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA ib TO PUBLIC;			
+			REVOKE ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA ib FROM PUBLIC ;
+			GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA ib TO PUBLIC;
+		`
+		//create schema ib
+		_, err = db.Exec(createSchema)
+		if err != nil {
+			pc.log.Error(err, "could not create schema ib")
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	var currVal string
+	var create bool
+	var schema string
+	sep := "_" // separator between schema and function name
+	for f, v := range functions {
+		create = false
+		// split ib_lifecycle into schema and function name. eg. ib_life_cycle -> ib.life_cycle
+		f_parts := strings.Split(f, sep)
+		if len(f_parts) == 1 {
+			schema = "public"
+		} else {
+			schema = f_parts[0]
+			f = pq.QuoteIdentifier(strings.Join(f_parts[1:], sep))
+		}
+
+		err := db.QueryRow(fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %s.%s()", schema, f)).Scan(&currVal)
+		//check if error contains "does not exist"
+		if err != nil {
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not exist") {
+				pc.log.Info("function does not exist - create it", "function", f)
+				create = true
+			} else {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			if currVal != v {
+				pc.log.Info("function value is not correct - update it", "function", f)
+				create = true
+			}
+		}
+		if create {
+			createFunction := `
+				CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION %s.%s() 
+				RETURNS text AS $$SELECT text '%s'$$ 
+				LANGUAGE sql IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;
+			`
+			_, err = db.Exec(fmt.Sprintf(createFunction, schema, f, v))
+			if err != nil {
+				pc.log.Error(err, "could not create function", "database_name",
+					dbName, "function", f, "value", v)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (pc *client) CreateGroup(dbName, rolename string) (bool, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	var exists bool
diff --git a/pkg/dbclient/client_test.go b/pkg/dbclient/client_test.go
index 3e496d9e..a21389b0 100644
--- a/pkg/dbclient/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dbclient/client_test.go
@@ -514,6 +514,38 @@ func TestPostgresClientOperations(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := db.Exec("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS citext"); err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("citext is not created: %s", err)
 			}
+			t.Logf("create system functions")
+			functions := map[string]string{
+				"ib_realm":     "eu",
+				"ib_env":       "box-3",
+				"ib_lifecycle": "dev",
+			}
+			err = pc.ManageSystemFunctions(tt.args.dbName, functions)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("\t%s ManageSystemFunctions() error = %v, wantErr %v", failed, err, tt.wantErr)
+			} else {
+				t.Logf("\t%s create system functions passed", succeed)
+			}
+			t.Logf("re-create same system functions")
+			err = pc.ManageSystemFunctions(tt.args.dbName, functions)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("\t%s re-create ManageSystemFunctions() error = %v, wantErr %v", failed, err, tt.wantErr)
+			} else {
+				t.Logf("\t%s create same system functions passed", succeed)
+			}
+			t.Logf("re-create different system functions")
+			functions = map[string]string{
+				"ib_realm":     "us",
+				"ib_env":       "box-4",
+				"ib_lifecycle": "stage",
+			}
+			err = pc.ManageSystemFunctions(tt.args.dbName, functions)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("\t%s re-create ManageSystemFunctions() error = %v, wantErr %v", failed, err, tt.wantErr)
+			} else {
+				t.Logf("\t%s create different system functions passed", succeed)
+			}
+
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/dbclient/interface.go b/pkg/dbclient/interface.go
index 954b12e2..1dd86748 100644
--- a/pkg/dbclient/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/dbclient/interface.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	ManageReplicationRole(username string, enableReplicationRole bool) error
 	ManageSuperUserRole(username string, enableSuperUser bool) error
 	ManageCreateRole(username string, enableCreateRole bool) error
+	ManageSystemFunctions(dbName string, functions map[string]string) error
 
 	DBCloser
 }
diff --git a/pkg/pgctl/pgctl.go b/pkg/pgctl/pgctl.go
index 7b12468a..2b59a713 100644
--- a/pkg/pgctl/pgctl.go
+++ b/pkg/pgctl/pgctl.go
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ func (s *copy_schema_state) Execute() (State, error) {
 		"--no-subscriptions",
 		"--no-privileges",
 		"--no-owner",
+		"--exclude-schema=ib",
 	})
 
 	dumpExec := dump.Exec(ExecOptions{StreamPrint: true})