diff --git a/etc/init_cnpg_backup.sh b/etc/init_cnpg_backup.sh
index c90b50f..65722a8 100755
--- a/etc/init_cnpg_backup.sh
+++ b/etc/init_cnpg_backup.sh
@@ -967,6 +967,16 @@ case "$ACTION" in
     ensure_namespace
     wait_for_apiserver_ready 180
     ensure_cluster
+    # Fast-path: skip re-initialization when continuous archiving is already healthy
+    # and at least one successful base backup exists. All the wait_for_* loops below
+    # are idempotent but slow — no need to re-run them on every installer pass.
+    _ca_status_fp=$(kubectl -n "$NAMESPACE" get cluster "$CNPG_CLUSTER_NAME" \
+      -o jsonpath='{range .status.conditions[?(@.type=="ContinuousArchiving")]}{.status}{end}' \
+      2>/dev/null || true)
+    if [[ "$_ca_status_fp" == "True" ]] && has_successful_base_backup; then
+      echo "[CNPG BACKUP] Continuous archiving healthy and base backup exists — skipping re-initialization."
+      exit 0
+    fi
     resolve_garage_namespace_and_endpoint
     ensure_garage_bucket_and_key
     wait_for_barman_plugin_infra_ready
diff --git a/knoe/ui/screens/services.py b/knoe/ui/screens/services.py
index a019fb1..628f614 100644
--- a/knoe/ui/screens/services.py
+++ b/knoe/ui/screens/services.py
@@ -683,6 +683,9 @@ class ServicesScreenMixin:
             # 3. CloudNative-PG initialization (Python)
             cnpg_script = "init_cloudnative_pg.sh"
             if overall_success:
+                _con("init_monitoring.sh").write(
+                    "\nMonitoring done — running database initialization (see Database tab)...\n"
+                )
                 _select_tab(cnpg_script)
                 _con(cnpg_script).clear()
                 _con(cnpg_script).write("Running CloudNative-PG initialization...\n")