diff --git a/tasks/auth_initialization.yml b/tasks/auth_initialization.yml
index ea6454a..46dab52 100644
--- a/tasks/auth_initialization.yml
+++ b/tasks/auth_initialization.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   service: name={{ mongodb_daemon_name }} state=restarted
   when: mongodb_manage_service
 
+- name: wait MongoDB port is listening
+  wait_for: host="{{ mongodb_conf_bind_ip }}"port="{{ mongodb_conf_port }}" delay=5 state=started
+
 - name: get pid of mongodb for non daemon mode
   shell: "pidof mongod"
   register: pidof_mongod
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@
   service: name={{ mongodb_daemon_name }} state=restarted
   when: mongodb_manage_service
 
+- name: wait MongoDB port is listening
+  wait_for: host="{{ mongodb_conf_bind_ip }}"port="{{ mongodb_conf_port }}" delay=5 state=started
+
 - name: stop mongodb if was not started
   shell: "kill {{ pidof_mongod.stdout }}"
   when: mongodb_manage_service == false and pidof_mongod.rc == 0