diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 8db6b186..4637922b 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN npm install
 COPY src/backend/ ./src/backend/
 
 # Stage 3: Final production image
-FROM mongo:5
+FROM mongo:4.4
 # Install Node.js
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     curl \
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index f372ddc8..99e7d3b2 100644
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mongod --fork --dbpath $MONGODB_DATA_DIR --logpath $MONGODB_LOG_DIR/mongodb.log
 
 # Wait for MongoDB to be ready
 echo "Waiting for MongoDB to start..."
-until mongosh --eval "print(\"waited for connection\")" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
+until mongo --eval "print(\"waited for connection\")" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
     sleep 0.5
 done
 echo "MongoDB has started"