diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/5.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh b/bitnami/mongodb/5.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
index 4e6dc8c989b0..3c6f40101f1d 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/5.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/5.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ mongodb_set_auth_conf() {
     local authorization
 
     if ! mongodb_is_file_external "$conf_file_name"; then
-        if [[ -n "$MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_PASSWORD" ]]; then
+        if [[ -n "$MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_PASSWORD" ]]; then
             authorization="$(yq eval .security.authorization "$MONGODB_CONF_FILE")"
             if [[ "$authorization" = "disabled" ]]; then
 
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/6.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh b/bitnami/mongodb/6.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
index 4e6dc8c989b0..3c6f40101f1d 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/6.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/6.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ mongodb_set_auth_conf() {
     local authorization
 
     if ! mongodb_is_file_external "$conf_file_name"; then
-        if [[ -n "$MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_PASSWORD" ]]; then
+        if [[ -n "$MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_PASSWORD" ]]; then
             authorization="$(yq eval .security.authorization "$MONGODB_CONF_FILE")"
             if [[ "$authorization" = "disabled" ]]; then
 
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/7.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh b/bitnami/mongodb/7.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
index 4e6dc8c989b0..3c6f40101f1d 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/7.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/7.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ mongodb_set_auth_conf() {
     local authorization
 
     if ! mongodb_is_file_external "$conf_file_name"; then
-        if [[ -n "$MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_PASSWORD" ]]; then
+        if [[ -n "$MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]] || [[ -n "$MONGODB_PASSWORD" ]]; then
             authorization="$(yq eval .security.authorization "$MONGODB_CONF_FILE")"
             if [[ "$authorization" = "disabled" ]]; then