diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/ceph.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/ceph.py
index be3621169e..f6b61c090e 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/ceph.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/ceph.py
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ class CephOperator(object):
 
         return rc
 
-    def _get_fsid(self):
+    def _get_fsid(self, timeout=10):
         try:
-            response, fsid = self._ceph_api.fsid(body='text', timeout=10)
+            response, fsid = self._ceph_api.fsid(body='text', timeout=timeout)
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.warn("ceph_api.fsid failed: " + str(e))
             return None
@@ -965,6 +965,40 @@ class CephOperator(object):
         else:
             return body["output"]
 
+    def have_ceph_monitor_access(self, timeout=5):
+        """ Verify that ceph monitor access will not timeout.
+
+        :param timeout: Time in seconds to wait for the REST API request to
+            respond.
+        """
+        available_mons = 0
+        monitors = self._db_api.ceph_mon_get_list()
+        for m in monitors:
+            try:
+                ihost = self._db_api.ihost_get_by_hostname(m.hostname)
+            except exception.NodeNotFound:
+                LOG.error("Monitor host %s not found" % m.hostname)
+                continue
+
+            if (ihost['administrative'] == constants.ADMIN_UNLOCKED and
+                    ihost['operational'] == constants.OPERATIONAL_ENABLED):
+                available_mons += 1
+
+        # Avoid calling the ceph rest_api until we have a minimum configuration
+        check_access = False
+        if utils.is_aio_system(self._db_api) and available_mons > 0:
+            # one monitor: need it available
+            check_access = True
+        elif available_mons > 1:
+            # three monitors: need two available
+            check_access = True
+
+        LOG.debug("Checking ceph monitors. Available: %s. Check cluster: "
+                 "access %s" % (available_mons, check_access))
+        if check_access:
+            return True if self._get_fsid(timeout) else False
+        return False
+
     def get_ceph_cluster_info_availability(self):
         # TODO(CephPoolsDecouple): rework
         # Check if the ceph cluster is ready to return statistics
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
index 764a7d7885..c206f0dc26 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
@@ -5079,6 +5079,19 @@ class ConductorManager(service.PeriodicService):
                           "Preventing managed application actions.".format(e))
             return True
 
+        def _met_app_apply_prerequisites(app_name):
+            prereqs_met = False
+            if app_name == constants.HELM_APP_PLATFORM:
+                # make sure for the ceph related apps that we have ceph access
+                # and the crushmap is applied to correctly set up related k8s
+                # resources.
+                crushmap_flag_file = os.path.join(constants.SYSINV_CONFIG_PATH,
+                    constants.CEPH_CRUSH_MAP_APPLIED)
+                if (os.path.isfile(crushmap_flag_file) and
+                        self._ceph.have_ceph_monitor_access()):
+                    prereqs_met = True
+            return prereqs_met
+
         LOG.debug("Periodic Task: _k8s_application_audit: Starting")
         # Make sure that the active controller is unlocked/enabled. Only
         # install an application if the controller has been provisioned.
@@ -5149,6 +5162,11 @@ class ConductorManager(service.PeriodicService):
                 # Action: Raise alarm?
                 pass
             elif status == constants.APP_UPLOAD_SUCCESS:
+                if not _met_app_apply_prerequisites(app_name):
+                    LOG.info("Platform managed application %s: Prerequisites "
+                             "not met." % app_name)
+                    continue
+
                 if _patching_operation_is_occurring():
                     continue