diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_setup.py
index a989f6387..e6895ac59 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_setup.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ from monkey_island.cc.services.initialize import initialize_services  # noqa: E4
 from monkey_island.cc.services.reporting.exporter_init import populate_exporter_list  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.services.utils.network_utils import local_ip_addresses  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo.database_initializer import init_collections  # noqa: E402
-from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo.mongo_setup import MONGO_URL, start_mongodb  # noqa: E402
+from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo.mongo_setup import (  # noqa: E402
+    MONGO_URL,
+    connect_to_mongodb,
+    start_mongodb,
+)
 from monkey_island.setup.config_setup import setup_data_dir  # noqa: E402
 from monkey_island.setup.island_config_options import IslandConfigOptions  # noqa: E402
 
@@ -40,6 +44,8 @@ def run_monkey_island():
     _initialize_global_resources(config_options, server_config_path)
 
     start_mongodb(config_options)
+    connect_to_mongodb()
+
     bootloader_server_thread = _start_bootloader_server(MONGO_URL)
     _start_island_server(island_args.setup_only, config_options)
     bootloader_server_thread.join()
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
index b6e86a3e3..7d83ee5f4 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@ def start_mongodb(config_options: IslandConfigOptions):
         MongoDbProcess(
             db_dir_parent_path=config_options.data_dir, logging_dir_path=config_options.data_dir
         ).start()
-    wait_for_mongo_db_server(MONGO_URL)
-    assert_mongo_db_version(MONGO_URL)
+
+
+def connect_to_mongodb():
+    _wait_for_mongo_db_server(MONGO_URL)
+    _assert_mongo_db_version(MONGO_URL)
     mongo_connector.connect_dal_to_mongodb()
 
 
-def wait_for_mongo_db_server(mongo_url):
+def _wait_for_mongo_db_server(mongo_url):
     while not is_db_server_up(mongo_url):
         logger.info("Waiting for MongoDB server on {0}".format(mongo_url))
         time.sleep(1)
 
 
-def assert_mongo_db_version(mongo_url):
+def _assert_mongo_db_version(mongo_url):
     """
     Checks if the mongodb version is new enough for running the app.
     If the DB is too old, quits.