diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/package.json
index de8d547c07..a0e9f36e85 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
   "repository": "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib",
   "scripts": {
+    "docker:start": "docker run -e MONGODB_DB=opentelemetry-tests -e MONGODB_PORT=27017 -e MONGODB_HOST=127.0.0.1 -p 27017:27017 --rm mongo",
     "test": "npm run test-v5-v6",
     "test-v3": "nyc ts-mocha -p tsconfig.json --require '@opentelemetry/contrib-test-utils' 'test/**/mongodb-v3.test.ts'",
     "test-v4": "nyc ts-mocha -p tsconfig.json --require '@opentelemetry/contrib-test-utils' 'test/mongodb-v4-v5-v6.metrics.test.ts' 'test/**/mongodb-v4.test.ts'",