diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_db_process.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_db_process.py
index 96341b7d8..3ada3bdb1 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_db_process.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_db_process.py
@@ -23,7 +23,17 @@ class MongoDbProcess:
         self._process = None
 
     def start(self):
-        self._start_mongodb_process()
+        logger.info("Starting MongoDb process.")
+
+        mongo_run_cmd = MongoDbProcess._build_mongo_launch_cmd(MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH, self._db_dir)
+        logger.info(f"Mongodb will be launched with command: {' '.join(mongo_run_cmd)}.")
+
+        mongo_log_path = os.path.join(self._logging_dir, MONGO_LOG_FILENAME)
+        logger.info(f"Mongodb log will be available at {mongo_log_path}.")
+
+        with open(mongo_log_path, "w") as log:
+            self._process = subprocess.Popen(mongo_run_cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdout=log)
+        logger.info("MongoDb launched successfully!")
 
     def stop(self):
         if self._process:
@@ -38,19 +48,6 @@ class MongoDbProcess:
                 )
                 self._process.kill()
 
-    def _start_mongodb_process(self):
-        logger.info("Starting MongoDb process.")
-
-        mongo_run_cmd = MongoDbProcess._build_mongo_launch_cmd(MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH, self._db_dir)
-        logger.info(f"Mongodb will be launched with command: {' '.join(mongo_run_cmd)}.")
-
-        mongo_log_path = os.path.join(self._logging_dir, MONGO_LOG_FILENAME)
-        logger.info(f"Mongodb log will be available at {mongo_log_path}.")
-
-        with open(mongo_log_path, "w") as log:
-            self._process = subprocess.Popen(mongo_run_cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdout=log)
-        logger.info("MongoDb launched successfully!")
-
     @staticmethod
     def _build_mongo_launch_cmd(exec_path: str, db_dir: str) -> List[str]:
         return [exec_path, DB_DIR_PARAM, db_dir]