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 c283710fc..9a514ab9a 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_db_process.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_db_process.py
@@ -3,30 +3,27 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 from typing import List
 
-from monkey_island.cc.environment.utils import create_secure_directory
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.consts import MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-DB_DIR_NAME = "db"
 DB_DIR_PARAM = "--dbpath"
 MONGO_LOG_FILENAME = "mongodb.log"
 TERMINATE_TIMEOUT = 10
 
 
 class MongoDbProcess:
-    def __init__(self, db_dir_parent_path: str, logging_dir_path: str):
+    def __init__(self, db_dir: str, logging_dir_path: str):
         """
-        @param db_dir_parent_path: Path where a folder for database contents will be created
+        @param db_dir: Path where a folder for database contents will be created
         @param logging_dir_path: Path to a folder where mongodb logs will be created
         """
-        self.db_dir_parent_path = db_dir_parent_path
+        self._db_dir = db_dir
         self.logging_dir_path = logging_dir_path
         self._process = None
 
     def start(self):
-        db_path = self._create_db_dir()
-        self._start_mongodb_process(db_path)
+        self._start_mongodb_process()
 
     def stop(self):
         if self._process:
@@ -41,16 +38,10 @@ class MongoDbProcess:
                 )
                 self._process.kill()
 
-    def _create_db_dir(self) -> str:
-        db_path = os.path.join(self.db_dir_parent_path, DB_DIR_NAME)
-        logger.info(f"Database content directory: {db_path}.")
-        create_secure_directory(db_path, create_parent_dirs=False)
-        return db_path
-
-    def _start_mongodb_process(self, db_dir_path: str):
+    def _start_mongodb_process(self):
         logger.info("Starting MongoDb process.")
 
-        mongo_run_cmd = MongoDbProcess._build_mongo_launch_cmd(MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH, db_dir_path)
+        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_path, MONGO_LOG_FILENAME)
@@ -61,5 +52,5 @@ class MongoDbProcess:
         logger.info("MongoDb launched successfully!")
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _build_mongo_launch_cmd(exec_path: str, db_path: str) -> List[str]:
-        return [exec_path, DB_DIR_PARAM, db_path]
+    def _build_mongo_launch_cmd(exec_path: str, db_dir: str) -> List[str]:
+        return [exec_path, DB_DIR_PARAM, db_dir]
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
index 412ff49d6..73ed9d096 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import sys
 import time
 
 from monkey_island.cc.database import get_db_version, is_db_server_up
+from monkey_island.cc.environment.utils import create_secure_directory
 from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo import mongo_connector
 from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo.mongo_connector import MONGO_DB_HOST, MONGO_DB_NAME, MONGO_DB_PORT
 from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo.mongo_db_process import MongoDbProcess
 from monkey_island.setup.island_config_options import IslandConfigOptions
 
+DB_DIR_NAME = "db"
 MONGO_URL = os.environ.get(
     "MONKEY_MONGO_URL",
     "mongodb://{0}:{1}/{2}".format(MONGO_DB_HOST, MONGO_DB_PORT, MONGO_DB_NAME),
@@ -20,15 +22,22 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def start_mongodb(config_options: IslandConfigOptions) -> MongoDbProcess:
-    mongo_db_process = MongoDbProcess(
-        db_dir_parent_path=config_options.data_dir, logging_dir_path=config_options.data_dir
-    )
+    db_dir = _create_db_dir(config_options.data_dir)
 
+    mongo_db_process = MongoDbProcess(db_dir=db_dir, logging_dir_path=config_options.data_dir)
     mongo_db_process.start()
 
     return mongo_db_process
 
 
+def _create_db_dir(db_dir_parent_path) -> str:
+    db_dir = os.path.join(db_dir_parent_path, DB_DIR_NAME)
+    logger.info(f"Database content directory: {db_dir}.")
+
+    create_secure_directory(db_dir, create_parent_dirs=False)
+    return db_dir
+
+
 def register_mongo_shutdown_callback(mongo_db_process: MongoDbProcess):
     atexit.register(mongo_db_process.stop)