diff --git a/manifests/telemetry/server.pp b/manifests/telemetry/server.pp
index 6b873385..7d07a3b0 100644
--- a/manifests/telemetry/server.pp
+++ b/manifests/telemetry/server.pp
@@ -27,10 +27,19 @@ class cloud::telemetry::server(
 
   include 'cloud::telemetry'
 
-# Install MongoDB database
+  $db_conn = regsubst($ceilometer_database_connection, 'mongodb:\/\/(\.*)', '\2')
+  exec {'check_mongodb' :
+    command   => "/usr/bin/mongo ${db_conn}",
+    logoutput => false,
+    tries     => 60,
+    try_sleep => 5,
+    require   => Service['mongodb'],
+  }
+
+  # Install MongoDB database
   class { 'ceilometer::db':
     database_connection => $ceilometer_database_connection,
-    require             => Class['mongodb']
+    require             => Exec['check_mongodb'],
   }
 
 # Install Ceilometer-collector
diff --git a/spec/classes/privatecloud_telemetry_server_spec.rb b/spec/classes/privatecloud_telemetry_server_spec.rb
index 25ead407..47ecab98 100644
--- a/spec/classes/privatecloud_telemetry_server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/privatecloud_telemetry_server_spec.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ describe 'cloud::telemetry::server' do
       should contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/use_syslog').with('value' => 'yes')
     end
 
+    it 'check mongodb is started' do
+      should contain_exec('check_mongodb').with({
+        :command => '/usr/bin/mongo 10.0.0.2/ceilometer',
+      })
+    end
+
     it 'configure ceilometer db' do
       should contain_class('ceilometer::db').with(
           :database_connection => 'mongodb://10.0.0.2/ceilometer'