diff --git a/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json b/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
index 8ff4416..6ab4a17 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
                   "timeoutSeconds": 1,
                   "initialDelaySeconds": 3,
                   "exec": {
-                    "command": [ "/bin/sh", "-i", "-c", "mongostat --host 127.0.0.1 -u admin -p ${DATABASE_ADMIN_PASSWORD} -n 1 --noheaders"]
+                    "command": [ "/bin/sh", "-i", "-c", "mongo 127.0.0.1:27017/$MONGODB_DATABASE -u $MONGODB_USER -p $MONGODB_PASSWORD --eval=\"quit()\""]
                   }
                 },
                 "livenessProbe": {