diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md
index e84fbaca6a..b6ba026500 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ assignees: Nikhil-Nandagopal
 
 Good items to include here include:
 - Console / network logs from your browser
-
-### What you expected to happen
-A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
-
-### Screenshots
-If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
+- Screenshots
 
 ### Important Details
 
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mongoPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/MongoPlugin.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mongoPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/MongoPlugin.java
index 1a7279aeeb..32504c7779 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mongoPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/MongoPlugin.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mongoPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/MongoPlugin.java
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ public class MongoPlugin extends BasePlugin {
                     // For the `findAndModify` command, we don't get the count of modifications made. Instead, we either
                     // get the modified new value or the pre-modified old value (depending on the `new` field in the
                     // command. Let's return that value to the user.
-                    if (mongoOutput.containsKey(VALUE_STR)) {
-                        result.setBody(new JSONObject().put(VALUE_STR, mongoOutput.get(VALUE_STR)));
+                    if (outputJson.has(VALUE_STR)) {
+                        result.setBody(objectMapper.readTree(
+                                cleanUp(new JSONObject().put(VALUE_STR, outputJson.get(VALUE_STR))).toString()
+                        ));
                     }
 
                     //The json contains key "cursor" when find command was issued and there are 1 or more results. In case
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mongoPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/MongoPluginTest.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mongoPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/MongoPluginTest.java
index ccd2b75ca8..6ce185ae6c 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mongoPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/MongoPluginTest.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mongoPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/MongoPluginTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.appsmith.external.models.DatasourceConfiguration;
 import com.appsmith.external.models.Endpoint;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
 import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
 import org.bson.Document;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class MongoPluginTest {
     @ClassRule
     public static GenericContainer mongoContainer = new GenericContainer("mongo:4.2.0")
             .withExposedPorts(27017);
+    private JsonNode value;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
@@ -172,6 +174,11 @@ public class MongoPluginTest {
                     assertNotNull(result);
                     assertTrue(result.getIsExecutionSuccess());
                     assertNotNull(result.getBody());
+                    value = ((ObjectNode) result.getBody()).get("value");
+                    assertNotNull(value);
+                    assertEquals("M", value.get("gender").asText());
+                    assertEquals("Alden Cantrell", value.get("name").asText());
+                    assertEquals(30, value.get("age").asInt());
                 })
                 .verifyComplete();
     }
@@ -200,8 +207,8 @@ public class MongoPluginTest {
                     final JsonNode node = body.get(0);
                     assertTrue(node.get("_id").isTextual());
                     assertTrue(node.get("luckyNumber").isNumber());
-                    assertEquals(node.get("dob").asText(), "2018-12-31T00:00:00Z");
-                    assertEquals(node.get("netWorth").toString(), "123456.789012");
+                    assertEquals("2018-12-31T00:00:00Z", node.get("dob").asText());
+                    assertEquals("123456.789012", node.get("netWorth").toString());
                 })
                 .verifyComplete();
     }