diff --git a/snap-src/bin/mongodb-control b/snap-src/bin/mongodb-control
index f0af0b1f3..ffc964f26 100755
--- a/snap-src/bin/mongodb-control
+++ b/snap-src/bin/mongodb-control
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ else
         mongod --dbpath $SNAP_COMMON --logpath /dev/null --journal $MONGO_URL --quiet
     fi
 
+    # Disable MongoDB telemetry and free monitoring
+    mongo --eval "disableTelemetry()"
+    mongo --eval "db.disableFreeMonitoring()"
     # Drop indexes on database upgrade, when starting MongoDB
     #mongo wekan --eval "db.getCollectionNames().forEach(function(col_name) { var coll = db.getCollection(col_name); coll.dropIndexes(); });" $BIND_OPTIONS
     mongo wekan --eval 'db.adminCommand({ setFeatureCompatibilityVersion: "4.2" });' $BIND_OPTIONS