diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cdd65a..75cc7ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 3.4.2 2022-09-19 <dave at tiredofit dot ca>
+
+   ### Changed
+      - Skip availability check for Mongo Atlas connections
+
+
 ## 3.4.1 2022-09-13 <dave at tiredofit dot ca>
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup b/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
index b5b7da2..daef113 100755
--- a/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
+++ b/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
@@ -375,12 +375,14 @@ check_availability() {
             esac
         ;;
         "mongo" )
-            counter=0
-            while ! (nc -z ${DB_HOST} ${DB_PORT}) ; do
-                sleep 5
-                (( counter+=5 ))
-                print_warn "Mongo Host '${DB_HOST}' is not accessible, retrying.. ($counter seconds so far)"
-            done
+            if [ "${MONGO_HOST_TYPE,,}" != "atlas" ] ; then
+                counter=0
+                while ! (nc -z ${DB_HOST} ${DB_PORT}) ; do
+                    sleep 5
+                    (( counter+=5 ))
+                    print_warn "Mongo Host '${DB_HOST}' is not accessible, retrying.. ($counter seconds so far)"
+                done
+            fi
         ;;
         "mysql" )
             counter=0