diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/linux/install_mongo.sh b/monkey/monkey_island/linux/install_mongo.sh
index 2e435b388..51091d144 100755
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/linux/install_mongo.sh
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/linux/install_mongo.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pushd "${TEMP_MONGO}" || {
   exit 1
 }
 
-if exists bash; then
+if exists wget; then
   wget ${tgz_url} -O mongodb.tgz
 else
   if exists curl; then