diff --git a/smp-docker/images/oracle/oracle-db-11.2.0.2/runOracle.sh b/smp-docker/images/oracle/oracle-db-11.2.0.2/runOracle.sh
index babd0235c02aecf8235bc2e80e3c5550f6317188..7d1d945931f08cc5e89259f4b15f9692b2e71333 100644
--- a/smp-docker/images/oracle/oracle-db-11.2.0.2/runOracle.sh
+++ b/smp-docker/images/oracle/oracle-db-11.2.0.2/runOracle.sh
@@ -192,17 +192,19 @@ fi;
 # Check whether database is up and running
 $ORACLE_BASE/$CHECK_DB_FILE
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  #!!! Do not remove |& tee /u01/status/database.status to indicate database is ready in the status file
   echo "#########################"
-  echo "DATABASE IS READY TO USE!"
+  echo "DATABASE IS READY TO USE!" |& tee /u01/status/database.status
   echo "#########################"
 
   # Execute custom provided startup scripts
   runUserScripts $ORACLE_BASE/scripts/startup
 
 else
+  #!! Do not remove |& tee /u01/status/database.status to indicate database is ready in the status file
   echo "#####################################"
   echo "########### E R R O R ###############"
-  echo "DATABASE SETUP WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL!"
+  echo "DATABASE SETUP WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL!"  |& tee /u01/status/database.status
   echo "Please check output for further info!"
   echo "########### E R R O R ###############"
   echo "#####################################"
diff --git a/smp-docker/images/oracle/oracle-db-19.3.0/runOracle.sh b/smp-docker/images/oracle/oracle-db-19.3.0/runOracle.sh
index 2a5bcc29089cb53e684c305da322f6720c3ded19..b15047089ebe6f3f7003c648d7620a278f8253fb 100755
--- a/smp-docker/images/oracle/oracle-db-19.3.0/runOracle.sh
+++ b/smp-docker/images/oracle/oracle-db-19.3.0/runOracle.sh
@@ -299,8 +299,9 @@ fi;
 status=$?
 
 if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+  #!! Do not remove |& tee /u01/status/database.status to indicate database is ready in the status file
   echo "#########################"
-  echo "DATABASE IS READY TO USE!"
+  echo "DATABASE IS READY TO USE!" |& tee /u01/status/database.status
   echo "#########################"
 
   # Execute startup script for extensions
@@ -311,7 +312,8 @@ if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
 else
   echo "#####################################"
   echo "########### E R R O R ###############"
-  echo "DATABASE SETUP WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL!"
+  #!! Do not remove |& tee /u01/status/database.status to indicate database is ready in the status file
+  echo "DATABASE SETUP WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL!" |& tee /u01/status/database.status
   echo "Please check output for further info!"
   echo "########### E R R O R ###############" 
   echo "#####################################"
diff --git a/smp-soapui-tests/groovy/oracle-4.1_integration_test_data.sql b/smp-soapui-tests/groovy/oracle-4.1_integration_test_data.sql
index 873bad988c6effc4b3f03b8577e5eeb596e6a131..c3769b83f6aa3e73765bf8ec182e43fbf748aed4 100644
--- a/smp-soapui-tests/groovy/oracle-4.1_integration_test_data.sql
+++ b/smp-soapui-tests/groovy/oracle-4.1_integration_test_data.sql
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ insert into SMP_SUBRESOURCE_DEF (ID,FK_RESOURCE_DEF_ID,URL_SEGMENT, IDENTIFIER,
 insert into SMP_DOMAIN_RESOURCE_DEF (ID, FK_RESOURCE_DEF_ID, FK_DOMAIN_ID,CREATED_ON, LAST_UPDATED_ON ) values
 (1, 1, 1, sysdate,  sysdate);
 insert into SMP_DOMAIN_RESOURCE_DEF (ID, FK_RESOURCE_DEF_ID, FK_DOMAIN_ID,CREATED_ON, LAST_UPDATED_ON ) values
-(2, 2, 1, NOW(),  NOW());
+(2, 2, 1, sysdate,  sysdate);
 
 insert into SMP_GROUP_MEMBER (ID, FK_GROUP_ID, FK_USER_ID, MEMBERSHIP_ROLE, CREATED_ON, LAST_UPDATED_ON) values
 (1, 1, 2, 'ADMIN', sysdate,  sysdate);