diff --git a/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup b/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
index c29be2d..37de24e 100755
--- a/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
+++ b/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ SIZE_VALUE=${SIZE_VALUE:-"bytes"}
 SKIP_AVAILABILITY_CHECK=${SKIP_AVAILABILITY_CHECK:-"FALSE"}
 SPLIT_DB=${SPLIT_DB:-"TRUE"}
 TEMP_LOCATION=${TEMP_LOCATION:-"/tmp/backups"}
+
+if [ -n "${MONGO_CUSTOM_URI}" ]; then MONGO_DB_TYPE="atlas" ; fi
diff --git a/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup b/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
index 363b9be..add097d 100755
--- a/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
+++ b/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ check_availability() {
                 esac
             ;;
             "mongo" )
-                if [ "${MONGO_HOST_TYPE,,}" = "atlas" ] || [ -z "${MONGO_CUSTOM_URI}" ]; then
+                if [ "${MONGO_HOST_TYPE,,}" = "atlas" ] ; then
                     print_debug "Skipping Connectivity Check"
                 else
                     counter=0