diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a03e3956f..c510233ed 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 "jsonwebtoken": "~9.0.0",
                 "jwt-decode": "~3.1.2",
                 "limiter": "~2.1.0",
-                "mongodb": "^4.12.0",
+                "mongodb": "~4.13.0",
                 "mqtt": "~4.3.7",
                 "mssql": "~8.1.4",
                 "mysql2": "~2.3.3",
@@ -13611,9 +13611,9 @@
             }
         },
         "node_modules/mongodb": {
-            "version": "4.12.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-4.12.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-ssWod7DqVE4faluZESdOqYhV1BI5CQA5c31sr+zxDLJDBX9EA5VJLo8RNSItPTwxExmuGn/T6MbETQWjywNehA==",
+            "version": "4.13.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-4.13.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-+taZ/bV8d1pYuHL4U+gSwkhmDrwkWbH1l4aah4YpmpscMwgFBkufIKxgP/G7m87/NUuQzc2Z75ZTI7ZOyqZLbw==",
             "dependencies": {
                 "bson": "^4.7.0",
                 "mongodb-connection-string-url": "^2.5.4",
@@ -28738,9 +28738,9 @@
             "integrity": "sha512-vVqVZQyf3WLx2Shd0qJ9xuvqgAyKPLAiqITEtqW0oIUjzo3PePDd6fW9iFz30ef7Ysp/oiWqbhszeGWW2T6Gzw=="
         },
         "mongodb": {
-            "version": "4.12.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-4.12.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-ssWod7DqVE4faluZESdOqYhV1BI5CQA5c31sr+zxDLJDBX9EA5VJLo8RNSItPTwxExmuGn/T6MbETQWjywNehA==",
+            "version": "4.13.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-4.13.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-+taZ/bV8d1pYuHL4U+gSwkhmDrwkWbH1l4aah4YpmpscMwgFBkufIKxgP/G7m87/NUuQzc2Z75ZTI7ZOyqZLbw==",
             "requires": {
                 "@aws-sdk/credential-providers": "^3.186.0",
                 "bson": "^4.7.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b3d1a656f..276c43823 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         "jsonwebtoken": "~9.0.0",
         "jwt-decode": "~3.1.2",
         "limiter": "~2.1.0",
-        "mongodb": "^4.12.0",
+        "mongodb": "~4.13.0",
         "mqtt": "~4.3.7",
         "mssql": "~8.1.4",
         "mysql2": "~2.3.3",
diff --git a/server/util-server.js b/server/util-server.js
index a28b99ad9..a0ed03d71 100644
--- a/server/util-server.js
+++ b/server/util-server.js
@@ -325,21 +325,14 @@ exports.mysqlQuery = function (connectionString, query) {
  * @returns {Promise<(string[]|Object[]|Object)>}
  */
 exports.mongodbPing = async function (connectionString) {
-    let client;
+    let client = await MongoClient.connect(connectionString);
+    let dbPing = await client.db().command({ ping: 1 });
+    await client.close();
 
-    try {
-        client = await MongoClient.connect(connectionString, { useNewUrlParser: true });
-        let db = client.db();
-        let dbping = await db.command({ ping: 1 });
-        await client.close();
-        if (dbping["ok"] === 1) {
-            return "UP";
-        } else {
-            throw Error("failed");
-        }
-    } catch (err) {
-        console.error(err);
-        throw Error(err);
+    if (dbPing["ok"] === 1) {
+        return "UP";
+    } else {
+        throw Error("failed");
     }
 };