diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/linux/install_mongo.sh b/monkey/monkey_island/linux/install_mongo.sh
index 0d720fe15..93b0349d1 100755
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/linux/install_mongo.sh
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/linux/install_mongo.sh
@@ -1,32 +1,43 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+exists() {
+  command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 export os_version_monkey=$(cat /etc/issue)
 MONGODB_DIR=$1 # If using deb, this should be: /var/monkey/monkey_island/bin/mongodb
 
-if [[ ${os_version_monkey} == "Ubuntu 16.04"* ]] ;
-then
-	echo Detected Ubuntu 16.04
-	export tgz_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-ubuntu1604-3.6.12.tgz"
-elif [[ ${os_version_monkey} == "Ubuntu 18.04"* ]] ;
-then
-	echo Detected Ubuntu 18.04
-	export tgz_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-ubuntu1804-4.2.0.tgz"
-elif [[ ${os_version_monkey} == "Debian GNU/Linux 8"* ]] ;
-then
-	echo Detected Debian 8
-	export tgz_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-debian81-3.6.12.tgz"
-elif [[ ${os_version_monkey} == "Debian GNU/Linux 9"* ]] ;
-then
-	echo Detected Debian 9
-	export tgz_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-debian92-3.6.12.tgz"
+if [[ ${os_version_monkey} == "Ubuntu 16.04"* ]]; then
+  echo Detected Ubuntu 16.04
+  export tgz_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-ubuntu1604-3.6.12.tgz"
+elif [[ ${os_version_monkey} == "Ubuntu 18.04"* ]]; then
+  echo Detected Ubuntu 18.04
+  export tgz_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-ubuntu1804-4.2.0.tgz"
+elif [[ ${os_version_monkey} == "Debian GNU/Linux 8"* ]]; then
+  echo Detected Debian 8
+  export tgz_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-debian81-3.6.12.tgz"
+elif [[ ${os_version_monkey} == "Debian GNU/Linux 9"* ]]; then
+  echo Detected Debian 9
+  export tgz_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-debian92-3.6.12.tgz"
 else
-	echo Unsupported OS
-	exit 1
+  echo Unsupported OS
+  exit 1
 fi
 
 TEMP_MONGO=$(mktemp -d)
 pushd "${TEMP_MONGO}"
-wget ${tgz_url} -O mongodb.tgz
+
+if exists bash; then
+  wget ${tgz_url} -O mongodb.tgz
+else
+  if exists curl; then
+    curl --output mongodb.tgz ${tgz_url}
+  else
+    echo 'Your system has neither curl nor wget, exiting'
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
 tar -xf mongodb.tgz
 popd
 
@@ -38,4 +49,4 @@ chmod a+x "${MONGODB_DIR}"/bin/mongod
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 rm -r ${TEMP_MONGO}
 
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0