diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
index 77dc2ad7b2..b8e4089411 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,15 @@ class MongoIntegration implements IntegrationBase {
     this.client = new MongoClient(config.connectionString, options)
   }
 
+  async testConnection() {
+    try {
+      await this.connect()
+      return true
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      return { error: e.message as string }
+    }
+  }
+
   async connect() {
     return this.client.connect()
   }
@@ -631,18 +640,8 @@ class MongoIntegration implements IntegrationBase {
     }
   }
 }
-async function validateConnection(config: MongoDBConfig) {
-  const integration = new MongoIntegration(config)
-  try {
-    await integration.connect()
-    return true
-  } catch (e: any) {
-    return { error: e.message as string }
-  }
-}
 
 export default {
   schema: SCHEMA,
   integration: MongoIntegration,
-  validateConnection,
 }
diff --git a/qa-core/src/integrations/validators/mongo.spec.ts b/qa-core/src/integrations/validators/mongo.spec.ts
index 1c4729513e..dd8e188f27 100644
--- a/qa-core/src/integrations/validators/mongo.spec.ts
+++ b/qa-core/src/integrations/validators/mongo.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { GenericContainer } from "testcontainers"
-import mongodb from "../../../../packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb"
+import mongo from "../../../../packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb"
+import { generator } from "../../shared"
 
 jest.unmock("mongodb")
 
 describe("datasource validators", () => {
   describe("mongo", () => {
-    const validator = integrations.getValidator[SourceName.MONGODB]
-
     let connectionSettings: {
       user: string
       password: string
@@ -42,46 +41,50 @@ describe("datasource validators", () => {
     })
 
     it("test valid connection string", async () => {
-      const result = await validator({
+      const integration = new mongo.integration({
         connectionString: getConnectionString(),
         db: "",
         tlsCertificateFile: "",
         tlsCertificateKeyFile: "",
         tlsCAFile: "",
       })
+      const result = await integration.testConnection()
       expect(result).toBe(true)
     })
 
     it("test invalid password", async () => {
-      const result = await validator({
+      const integration = new mongo.integration({
         connectionString: getConnectionString({ password: "wrong" }),
         db: "",
         tlsCertificateFile: "",
         tlsCertificateKeyFile: "",
         tlsCAFile: "",
       })
+      const result = await integration.testConnection()
       expect(result).toEqual({ error: "Authentication failed." })
     })
 
     it("test invalid username", async () => {
-      const result = await validator({
+      const integration = new mongo.integration({
         connectionString: getConnectionString({ user: "wrong" }),
         db: "",
         tlsCertificateFile: "",
         tlsCertificateKeyFile: "",
         tlsCAFile: "",
       })
+      const result = await integration.testConnection()
       expect(result).toEqual({ error: "Authentication failed." })
     })
 
     it("test invalid connection", async () => {
-      const result = await validator({
+      const integration = new mongo.integration({
         connectionString: getConnectionString({ host: "http://nothinghere" }),
         db: "",
         tlsCertificateFile: "",
         tlsCertificateKeyFile: "",
         tlsCAFile: "",
       })
+      const result = await integration.testConnection()
       expect(result).toEqual({ error: "Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND http" })
     })
   })