diff --git a/src/integrations/mongo_tracer.rs b/src/integrations/mongo_tracer.rs
index 66fd4b3..9fb338b 100644
--- a/src/integrations/mongo_tracer.rs
+++ b/src/integrations/mongo_tracer.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct MongoTracer {
     profile_folder: PathBuf,
     proxy_host_port: String,
     destination_host_port: String,
+    uri_env_name: String,
 }
 
 impl MongoTracer {
@@ -25,14 +26,16 @@ impl MongoTracer {
             "Retrieving the value of {} to patch the MongoDB URI",
             mongodb_config.uri_env_name
         );
-        let proxy_host_port = get_env_variable(mongodb_config.uri_env_name.as_str())?;
+        let destination_host_port = get_env_variable(mongodb_config.uri_env_name.as_str())?;
 
         Ok(Self {
             process: None,
             server_address: "0.0.0.0:55581".into(),
             profile_folder: profile_folder.into(),
-            destination_host_port: "localhost:27018".into(),
-            proxy_host_port,
+            // TODO: later choose a random available port dynamically, and/or make it configurable
+            proxy_host_port: "mongodb://localhost:27018".into(),
+            destination_host_port,
+            uri_env_name: mongodb_config.uri_env_name.clone(),
         })
     }
 
@@ -52,6 +55,11 @@ impl MongoTracer {
                 self.destination_host_port.as_str(),
             ),
         ]);
+        debug!("Start the MongoDB tracer: {:?}", command);
+        debug!(
+            "Proxy MongoDB from {} to {}",
+            self.proxy_host_port, self.destination_host_port
+        );
         let process = command.spawn()?;
 
         self.process = Some(process);
@@ -83,4 +91,16 @@ impl MongoTracer {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Applies the necessary transformations to the command to run the benchmark
+    /// TODO: move this to a `Instrument` trait, refactor and implement it for valgring as well
+    pub fn apply_run_command_transformations(&self, command: &mut Command) {
+        command.envs(vec![
+            (
+                "CODSPEED_MONGO_INSTR_SERVER_ADDRESS",
+                self.server_address.as_str(),
+            ),
+            (self.uri_env_name.as_str(), self.proxy_host_port.as_str()),
+        ]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/runner/run.rs b/src/runner/run.rs
index 22c9a67..6913213 100644
--- a/src/runner/run.rs
+++ b/src/runner/run.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub async fn run(config: &Config, integrations: &Integrations) -> Result<RunData
         }
         None => None,
     };
-    valgrind::measure(config, &profile_folder)?;
+    valgrind::measure(config, &profile_folder, &mongo_tracer)?;
     harvest_perf_maps(&profile_folder)?;
     if let Some(mut mongo_tracer) = mongo_tracer {
         mongo_tracer.stop().await?;
diff --git a/src/runner/valgrind.rs b/src/runner/valgrind.rs
index a57b5ad..5e44847 100644
--- a/src/runner/valgrind.rs
+++ b/src/runner/valgrind.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::integrations::mongo_tracer::MongoTracer;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::runner::helpers::ignored_objects_path::get_objects_path_to_ignore;
 use crate::runner::helpers::introspected_node::setup_introspected_node;
@@ -53,7 +54,11 @@ fn get_bench_command(config: &Config) -> String {
         .replace("cargo codspeed", "cargo-codspeed")
 }
 
-pub fn measure(config: &Config, profile_folder: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn measure(
+    config: &Config,
+    profile_folder: &Path,
+    mongo_tracer: &Option<MongoTracer>,
+) -> Result<()> {
     debug!("profile dir: {}", profile_folder.display());
 
     // Create the command
@@ -91,6 +96,11 @@ pub fn measure(config: &Config, profile_folder: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     // Set the command to execute
     cmd.args(["sh", "-c", get_bench_command(config).as_str()]);
 
+    // TODO: refactor and move this to the `Instrumentation` trait
+    if let Some(mongo_tracer) = mongo_tracer {
+        mongo_tracer.apply_run_command_transformations(&mut cmd);
+    }
+
     debug!("cmd: {:?}", cmd);
     let status = cmd
         .status()