diff --git a/deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh b/deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
index b37f2d141f..d83281e3e6 100755
--- a/deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ init_replica_set() {
     # Check mongodb cloud Replica Set
     echo "Checking Replica Set of external MongoDB"
 
-    if appsmithctl check_replica_set; then
+    if [[ $(mongo "$APPSMITH_MONGODB_URI" --quiet --eval "rs.status().ok") -eq 1 ]]; then
       echo "Mongodb cloud Replica Set is enabled"
     else
       echo -e "\033[0;31m********************************************************************\033[0m"