diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6d88bac10e..610ab9089b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "37017:27017"
     container_name: mongo
-    command: ["/bin/bash", "-c", "/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.sh; docker-entrypoint.sh mongod --wiredTigerCacheSizeGB 1 --auth"]
+    command: ["/bin/bash", "-c", "docker-entrypoint.sh mongod --wiredTigerCacheSizeGB 1 --auth & /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.sh; wait"]
     volumes:
       - "${DATA_DIR}/components/mongodb/data/db:/data/db"
       - "${DATA_DIR}/components/mongodb/data/logs:/data/logs"
diff --git a/scripts/mongo-init.sh b/scripts/mongo-init.sh
index 25bb2d654c..968bc0840b 100755
--- a/scripts/mongo-init.sh
+++ b/scripts/mongo-init.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+echo "before running mongosh..."
+
 mongosh <<EOF
 var maxRetries = 300;
 var connected = false;
@@ -61,6 +63,4 @@ if (connected) {
 }
 EOF
 
-
-
-
+echo "mongosh completed..."