diff --git a/agent-testweb/mongodb-plugin-testweb/pom.xml b/agent-testweb/mongodb-plugin-testweb/pom.xml
index 507c59f456a6..4b76e54b7eb9 100644
--- a/agent-testweb/mongodb-plugin-testweb/pom.xml
+++ b/agent-testweb/mongodb-plugin-testweb/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
             <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.3</version>
+            <version>${embed.mongo}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
diff --git a/agent-testweb/mongodb-reactive-plugin-testweb/pom.xml b/agent-testweb/mongodb-reactive-plugin-testweb/pom.xml
index 79bbe9f57cfa..c288fb97e11d 100644
--- a/agent-testweb/mongodb-reactive-plugin-testweb/pom.xml
+++ b/agent-testweb/mongodb-reactive-plugin-testweb/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
             <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.3</version>
+            <version>${embed.mongo}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/plugins-it/mongodb-it/pom.xml b/plugins-it/mongodb-it/pom.xml
index 4c8dea4baa92..db67dacc750d 100644
--- a/plugins-it/mongodb-it/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins-it/mongodb-it/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
             <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.6</version>
+            <version>${embed.mongo}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/plugins-it/mongodb-it/src/test/java/com/navercorp/pinpoint/plugin/mongodb/MongoDBITBase.java b/plugins-it/mongodb-it/src/test/java/com/navercorp/pinpoint/plugin/mongodb/MongoDBITBase.java
index 088bec5ab9eb..81d97bed783a 100644
--- a/plugins-it/mongodb-it/src/test/java/com/navercorp/pinpoint/plugin/mongodb/MongoDBITBase.java
+++ b/plugins-it/mongodb-it/src/test/java/com/navercorp/pinpoint/plugin/mongodb/MongoDBITBase.java
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 package com.navercorp.pinpoint.plugin.mongodb;
 
+import com.mongodb.WriteConcern;
+import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
+import com.mongodb.client.MongoCursor;
+import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
+import com.mongodb.client.result.DeleteResult;
 import com.navercorp.pinpoint.bootstrap.plugin.test.ExpectedAnnotation;
 import com.navercorp.pinpoint.bootstrap.plugin.test.PluginTestVerifier;
 import com.navercorp.pinpoint.bootstrap.plugin.test.PluginTestVerifierHolder;
@@ -23,19 +28,6 @@
 import com.navercorp.pinpoint.plugin.mongo.MongoConstants;
 import com.navercorp.pinpoint.plugin.mongo.MongoUtil;
 import com.navercorp.pinpoint.plugin.mongo.NormalizedBson;
-
-import com.mongodb.WriteConcern;
-import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
-import com.mongodb.client.MongoCursor;
-import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
-import com.mongodb.client.result.DeleteResult;
-import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodExecutable;
-import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodProcess;
-import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodStarter;
-import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.MongodConfig;
-import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.Net;
-import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.distribution.Version;
-import de.flapdoodle.embed.process.runtime.Network;
 import org.bson.BsonArray;
 import org.bson.BsonBinary;
 import org.bson.BsonBinarySubType;
@@ -82,7 +74,7 @@ public abstract class MongoDBITBase {
     protected static final String MONGO_EXECUTE_QUERY = "MONGO_EXECUTE_QUERY";
     public static MongoDatabase database;
     public static String secondCollectionDefaultOption = "ACKNOWLEDGED";
-    MongodProcess mongod;
+    MongodServer mongod;
 
     public abstract void setClient();
 
@@ -95,18 +87,9 @@ abstract void insertComplex(PluginTestVerifier verifier,
                                 String collectionInfo, String collectionOption);
 
     public void startDB() throws Exception {
-        MongodStarter starter = MongodStarter.getDefaultInstance();
-        MongodConfig  mongodConfig = MongodConfig.builder()
-                .version(Version.Main.PRODUCTION)
-                .net(new Net(MongoDBITConstants.BIND_ADDRESS, MongoDBITConstants.PORT, Network.localhostIsIPv6()))
-                .build();
-
-        MongodExecutable mongodExecutable = starter.prepare(mongodConfig);
-//        replaced via awaitCompleted()
-//        //give time for previous DB close to finish and port to be released"
-//        Thread.sleep(200L);
+        mongod = new MongodServer();
+        mongod.start();
 
-        mongod = mongodExecutable.start();
         setClient();
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins-it/mongodb-it/src/test/java/com/navercorp/pinpoint/plugin/mongodb/MongodServer.java b/plugins-it/mongodb-it/src/test/java/com/navercorp/pinpoint/plugin/mongodb/MongodServer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f02dfe904d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins-it/mongodb-it/src/test/java/com/navercorp/pinpoint/plugin/mongodb/MongodServer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package com.navercorp.pinpoint.plugin.mongodb;
+
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodExecutable;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodProcess;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodStarter;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.Defaults;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.MongodConfig;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.Net;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.distribution.Version;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.packageresolver.Command;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.process.config.RuntimeConfig;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.process.extract.DirectoryAndExecutableNaming;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.process.extract.ImmutableDirectoryAndExecutableNaming;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.process.extract.NoopTempNaming;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.process.io.directories.FixedPath;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.process.runtime.Network;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.process.store.ImmutableExtractedArtifactStore;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+public class MongodServer {
+
+    private final MongodExecutable mongodExecutable;
+    private MongodProcess mongod;
+
+    public MongodServer() throws IOException {
+        MongodStarter starter = newStarter();
+
+        MongodConfig mongodConfig = MongodConfig.builder()
+                .version(Version.Main.V4_4)
+                .net(new Net(MongoDBITConstants.BIND_ADDRESS, MongoDBITConstants.PORT, Network.localhostIsIPv6()))
+                .build();
+        this.mongodExecutable = starter.prepare(mongodConfig);
+    }
+
+    public void start() throws IOException {
+        mongod = mongodExecutable.start();
+    }
+
+    private String getTempPath() throws IOException {
+        URL resource = MongoDBITBase.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation();
+        if (resource == null) {
+            throw new IOException("build class path not found");
+        }
+        try {
+            Path target = Paths.get(resource.toURI()).getParent();
+            Path mongodBinary = target.resolve("mongod_mock");
+            return mongodBinary.toString();
+        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new IOException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private MongodStarter newStarter() throws IOException {
+        Command command = Command.MongoD;
+
+        ImmutableDirectoryAndExecutableNaming temp = DirectoryAndExecutableNaming.builder()
+                .directory(new FixedPath(getTempPath()))
+                .executableNaming(new NoopTempNaming())
+                .build();
+        ImmutableExtractedArtifactStore artifactStore = Defaults.extractedArtifactStoreFor(command)
+                .withTemp(temp);
+
+        RuntimeConfig runtimeConfig = Defaults.runtimeConfigFor(command)
+                .artifactStore(artifactStore)
+                .build();
+        return MongodStarter.getInstance(runtimeConfig);
+
+    }
+
+    public boolean isProcessRunning() {
+        if (mongod == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return this.mongod.isProcessRunning();
+    }
+
+    public void stop() {
+        if (mongod != null) {
+            mongod.stop();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19d4fbcf2bce..30cd85aebf05 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@
         <curator.framework.version>4.2.1</curator.framework.version>
         <curator.test.version>2.13.0</curator.test.version>
 
+        <embed.mongo>3.4.6</embed.mongo>
+
         <testcontainers.version>1.16.2</testcontainers.version>
 
         <!-- maven-plugin -->