diff --git a/docs/07-deploy/01-prereqs.md b/docs/07-deploy/01-prereqs.md
index bd70c268a4..3c9f125985 100644
--- a/docs/07-deploy/01-prereqs.md
+++ b/docs/07-deploy/01-prereqs.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ There are different ways for your organization to self-deploy the LAMP Platform,
 **Backend**
 
 - **Database**
-    - The noSQL database used for modern sensor data collection is CouchDB, but currently for legacy data support, Microsoft SQL Server must also be configured as part of deployment.
+    - The noSQL databases used for modern sensor data collection are CouchDB and MongoDB.
     - Data backup must be manually configured as different organizations will expect different sizes and frequency of data storage, along with variance in data policies.
     - These database components are not built or maintained as part of the LAMP Platform but are required for its usage.
 - **Server**
diff --git a/docs/07-deploy/08-testing.md b/docs/07-deploy/08-testing.md
index efa7bc9687..b1b515bf58 100644
--- a/docs/07-deploy/08-testing.md
+++ b/docs/07-deploy/08-testing.md
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ Once you've deployed the `LAMP-server` and `LAMP-database`, you'll be able to us
 
 All data is encrypted before communication between your browser or the app to and from your newly deployed server. No data will be communicated with any other server, including the default API server at [api.lamp.digital](http://api.lamp.digital) or other third party services.
 
-1. Verify the status of the CouchDB database.
+1. Verify the status of the database.
 
     ```bash
     curl -k https://admin:DB_PASSSWORD_HERE@db.example.com/
     ```
+    or 
+    ```bash
+    mongo 'mongodb://username:password@databaselocation:port/databasename'
+    ```
+    If the `mongo` command cannot be found, you can also try `mongosh`
 
 2. Verify the status of the LAMP Platform API Server.