diff --git a/plugins/mongodb/mongo_collection_ b/plugins/mongodb/mongo_collection_
index a0b73653..67024d19 100644
--- a/plugins/mongodb/mongo_collection_
+++ b/plugins/mongodb/mongo_collection_
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ from operator import itemgetter
 
 settings_host = '127.0.0.1'
 settings_port = 27017
+# mongodb_uri will override host and port
+settings_mongodb_uri = ''
 settings_db = 'mydb'
 settings_user = ''
 settings_password = ''
@@ -86,7 +88,10 @@ typeIndex['indexsize']['category'] = 'MongoDB'
 
 
 def getCollstats(graphtype):
-        con = pymongo.MongoClient(settings_host, int(settings_port))
+        if settings_mongodb_uri:
+                con = pymongo.MongoClient(settings_mongodb_uri)
+        else:
+                con = pymongo.MongoClient(settings_host, int(settings_port))
 
         if settings_user:
                 db = con['admin']