diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e3759bc4b..a09117c8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #Nmap Changelog ($Id$); -*-text-*-
 
+o [NSE][GH#1565] Updates the execution rule of the mongodb scripts to be able
+  to run on alternate ports. [Paulino Calderon]
+
 o [Ncat][GH#1560] Allow Ncat to connect to servers on port 0, provided that the
   socket implementation allows this. [Daniel Miller]
 
diff --git a/scripts/mongodb-brute.nse b/scripts/mongodb-brute.nse
index 9e45ab146..48ce84c69 100644
--- a/scripts/mongodb-brute.nse
+++ b/scripts/mongodb-brute.nse
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ categories = {"intrusive", "brute"}
 
 local arg_db = stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. ".db") or "admin"
 
-portrule = shortport.port_or_service({27017}, {"mongodb"})
+portrule = shortport.port_or_service({27017}, {"mongodb", "mongod"})
 
 Driver = {
 
diff --git a/scripts/mongodb-databases.nse b/scripts/mongodb-databases.nse
index 998ab3854..fcddd3915 100644
--- a/scripts/mongodb-databases.nse
+++ b/scripts/mongodb-databases.nse
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ categories = {"default", "discovery", "safe"}
 dependencies = {"mongodb-brute"}
 
 
-portrule = shortport.port_or_service({27017}, {"mongodb"})
+portrule = shortport.port_or_service({27017}, {"mongodb", "mongod"})
 
 function action(host,port)
 
diff --git a/scripts/mongodb-info.nse b/scripts/mongodb-info.nse
index 3f0d5fe96..931f66734 100644
--- a/scripts/mongodb-info.nse
+++ b/scripts/mongodb-info.nse
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ dependencies = {"mongodb-brute"}
 
 local arg_db = stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. ".db") or "admin"
 
-portrule = shortport.port_or_service({27017}, {"mongodb"})
+portrule = shortport.port_or_service({27017}, {"mongodb", "mongod"})
 
 function action(host,port)