diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/database.js b/src/controllers/admin/database.js
index 060ba1501a..759002ad6e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/database.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/database.js
@@ -6,26 +6,18 @@ const databaseController = module.exports;
 
 databaseController.get = async function (req, res) {
 	const results = {};
-	try {
-		if (nconf.get('redis')) {
-			const rdb = require('../../database/redis');
-			results.redis = await rdb.info(rdb.client);
-		}
-		if (nconf.get('mongo')) {
-			const mdb = require('../../database/mongo');
-			results.mongo = await mdb.info(mdb.client);
-		}
-		if (nconf.get('postgres')) {
-			const pdb = require('../../database/postgres');
-			results.postgres = await pdb.info(pdb.pool);
-		}
-	} catch (err) {
-		Object.assign(results, { error: err });
-		// Override mongo error with more human-readable error
-		if (err.name === 'MongoError' && err.codeName === 'Unauthorized') {
-			err.friendlyMessage = '[[admin/advanced/database:mongo.unauthorized]]';
-			delete results.mongo;
-		}
+	if (nconf.get('redis')) {
+		const rdb = require('../../database/redis');
+		results.redis = await rdb.info(rdb.client);
 	}
+	if (nconf.get('mongo')) {
+		const mdb = require('../../database/mongo');
+		results.mongo = await mdb.info(mdb.client);
+	}
+	if (nconf.get('postgres')) {
+		const pdb = require('../../database/postgres');
+		results.postgres = await pdb.info(pdb.pool);
+	}
+
 	res.render('admin/advanced/database', results);
 };
diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index e6e5e040a9..7fe13baaaf 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -110,14 +110,29 @@ mongoModule.info = async function (db) {
 		db = client.db();
 	}
 	mongoModule.client = mongoModule.client || db;
+	let serverStatusError = '';
+
+	async function getServerStatus() {
+		try {
+			return await db.command({ serverStatus: 1 });
+		} catch (err) {
+			serverStatusError = err.message;
+			// Override mongo error with more human-readable error
+			if (err.name === 'MongoError' && err.codeName === 'Unauthorized') {
+				serverStatusError = '[[admin/advanced/database:mongo.unauthorized]]';
+			}
+			winston.error(err.stack);
+		}
+	}
 
 	let [serverStatus, stats, listCollections] = await Promise.all([
-		db.command({ serverStatus: 1 }),
+		getServerStatus(),
 		db.command({ dbStats: 1 }),
 		getCollectionStats(db),
 	]);
 	stats = stats || {};
 	serverStatus = serverStatus || {};
+	stats.serverStatusError = serverStatusError;
 	const scale = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 	listCollections = listCollections.map(function (collectionInfo) {
@@ -132,12 +147,12 @@ mongoModule.info = async function (db) {
 		};
 	});
 
-	stats.mem = serverStatus.mem || {};
+	stats.mem = serverStatus.mem || { resident: 0, virtual: 0, mapped: 0 };
 	stats.mem.resident = (stats.mem.resident / 1024).toFixed(3);
 	stats.mem.virtual = (stats.mem.virtual / 1024).toFixed(3);
 	stats.mem.mapped = (stats.mem.mapped / 1024).toFixed(3);
 	stats.collectionData = listCollections;
-	stats.network = serverStatus.network || {};
+	stats.network = serverStatus.network || { bytesIn: 0, bytesOut: 0, numRequests: 0 };
 	stats.network.bytesIn = (stats.network.bytesIn / scale).toFixed(3);
 	stats.network.bytesOut = (stats.network.bytesOut / scale).toFixed(3);
 	stats.network.numRequests = utils.addCommas(stats.network.numRequests);
diff --git a/src/views/admin/advanced/database.tpl b/src/views/admin/advanced/database.tpl
index 3d90e6813c..f63b77cb86 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/advanced/database.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/advanced/database.tpl
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<!-- IF error -->
-<div class="alert alert-warning">
-	{error.friendlyMessage}
-	<hr />
-	<code>{error.errmsg}</code>
-</div>
-<!-- END -->
+
 <div class="row database">
 	{{{ if mongo }}}
 	<div class="col-lg-6">
+		{{{ if mongo.serverStatusError }}}
+		<div class="alert alert-warning">
+			{mongo.serverStatusError}
+		</div>
+		{{{ end }}}
 		<div class="panel panel-default">
 			<div class="panel-heading"><i class="fa fa-hdd-o"></i> [[admin/advanced/database:mongo]]</div>
 			<div class="panel-body">