diff --git a/packages/api/.env-portal b/packages/api/.env-portal
index 824ef8b29..fff5cd187 100644
--- a/packages/api/.env-portal
+++ b/packages/api/.env-portal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEVMODE=1
 
-CONNECTIONS=mysql,postgres
+CONNECTIONS=mysql,postgres,mongo,mongo2
 
 LABEL_mysql=MySql localhost
 SERVER_mysql=localhost
@@ -15,3 +15,13 @@ USER_postgres=postgres
 PASSWORD_postgres=test
 PORT_postgres=5433
 ENGINE_postgres=postgres@dbgate-plugin-postgres
+
+LABEL_mongo=Mongo URL
+URL_mongo=mongodb://localhost:27017
+ENGINE_mongo=mongo@dbgate-plugin-mongo
+
+LABEL_mongo2=Mongo Server
+SERVER_mongo2=localhost
+ENGINE_mongo2=mongo@dbgate-plugin-mongo
+
+# docker run -p 3000:3000 -e CONNECTIONS=mongo -e URL_mongo=mongodb://localhost:27017 -e ENGINE_mongo=mongo@dbgate-plugin-mongo -e LABEL_mongo=mongo dbgate/dbgate:beta
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
index 33456297c..cedbd7838 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function getPortalCollections() {
       password: process.env[`PASSWORD_${id}`],
       port: process.env[`PORT_${id}`],
       databaseUrl: process.env[`URL_${id}`],
+      useDatabaseUrl: !!process.env[`URL_${id}`],
       databaseFile: process.env[`FILE_${id}`],
       defaultDatabase: process.env[`DATABASE_${id}`],
       singleDatabase: !!process.env[`DATABASE_${id}`],