diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/update/app.py b/python/src/mas/cli/update/app.py
index 32f48d9a68b..f4f7e8e6f93 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/update/app.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/update/app.py
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ def detectMongoDb(self) -> None:
                     currentMongoVersionMajor = currentMongoVersion.split(".")[0]
 
                     if targetMongoVersionMajor > currentMongoVersionMajor:
+                        self.setParam("mongodb_action", "install")
                         # Let users know that Mongo will be upgraded if existing MongoDb major.minor version
                         # is lower than the target major version
                         # We don't show this message for normal updates, e.g. 5.0.1 to 5.0.2
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ def detectMongoDb(self) -> None:
                         self.showMongoDependencyUpdateNotice(currentMongoVersion, targetMongoVersion)
                         self.fatalError(f"Existing MongoDB Community Edition installation at version {currentMongoVersion} cannot be downgraded to version {targetMongoVersion}")
                     else:
-                        h.stop_and_persist(symbol=self.successIcon, text=f"MongoDb CE is aleady installed at version {targetMongoVersion}")
+                        h.stop_and_persist(symbol=self.successIcon, text=f"MongoDb CE is already installed at version {targetMongoVersion}")
                 else:
                     # There's no MongoDb instance installed in the cluster, so nothing to do
                     h.stop_and_persist(symbol=self.successIcon, text="No MongoDb CE instances found")
diff --git a/tekton/src/pipelines/update.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/pipelines/update.yml.j2
index cadeea21a4e..e94442a4df2 100644
--- a/tekton/src/pipelines/update.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/pipelines/update.yml.j2
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     - name: mongodb_action
       type: string
-      default: "install"
+      default: "none"
       description: Set to 'install' to update mongodb instances in specified mongodb namespace
     - name: mongodb_namespace
       type: string
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ spec:
       description: Namespace where mongodb instances will be updated
     - name: mongodb_version
       type: string
+      default: ""
       description: Override the target version of MongoDb (use with extreme caution)
 
     # TODO: The role should look this up itself