diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 117ef1cd8..9782810cb 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@
       "updateTypes": ["patch"],
       "labels": ["renovate/helm-release", "dependency/patch"]
     },
+    {
+      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
+      "allowedVersions": "<2",
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "influxdb",
+      ]
+    },
     // Enable auto-merge
     {
       "datasources": ["docker"],
diff --git a/cluster/monitoring/influxdb.yaml b/cluster/monitoring/influxdb.yaml
index df1da0413..0314dc8d7 100644
--- a/cluster/monitoring/influxdb.yaml
+++ b/cluster/monitoring/influxdb.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
   values:
     image:
       repository: "influxdb"
-      tag: "2.0.4"
+      tag: "1.8.4"
     service:
       type: LoadBalancer
       externalIPs:
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ spec:
         templates:
           - "*.app env.service.resource.measurement"
           - "servers.* .host.resource.measurement.field*"
+    initScripts:
+      enabled: true
+      scripts:
+        init.iql: |+
+          CREATE DATABASE "graphite" WITH DURATION 90d REPLICATION 1 NAME "rp_90d"
+          CREATE DATABASE "opnsense" WITH DURATION 90d REPLICATION 1 NAME "rp_90d"
+          CREATE DATABASE "home_assistant" WITH DURATION 90d REPLICATION 1 NAME "rp_90d"
     resources:
       requests:
         memory: 2Gi