diff --git a/reprocess-mediator/docker-compose.yml b/reprocess-mediator/docker-compose.yml
index 8a28358c..e23b97a4 100644
--- a/reprocess-mediator/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/reprocess-mediator/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ services:
     networks:
       openhim:
       reprocess:
+      openhim-mongo:
     environment:
       TRUST_SELF_SIGNED: ${TRUST_SELF_SIGNED}
       OPENHIM_MEDIATOR_URL: ${OPENHIM_MEDIATOR_URL}
       OPENHIM_USERNAME: ${OPENHIM_USERNAME}
       OPENHIM_PASSWORD: ${OPENHIM_PASSWORD}
       REGISTER_MEDIATOR: ${REGISTER_MEDIATOR}
+      MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING: ${MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING}
+      MONGODB_DIRECT_CONNECTION: ${MONGODB_DIRECT_CONNECTION}
 
   reprocess-mediator-ui:
     image: ${REPROCESS_MEDIATOR_UI_VERSION}
@@ -32,3 +35,6 @@ networks:
   reverse-proxy:
     name: reverse-proxy_public
     external: true
+  openhim-mongo:
+    name: openhim_mongo_public
+    external: true
diff --git a/reprocess-mediator/package-metadata.json b/reprocess-mediator/package-metadata.json
index 493fd70c..fa8c999d 100644
--- a/reprocess-mediator/package-metadata.json
+++ b/reprocess-mediator/package-metadata.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "A mediator that allows for configuring and reprocessing of transactions",
   "type": "use-case",
   "version": "1.4.2",
-  "dependencies": ["interoperability-layer-openhim"],
+  "dependencies": ["interoperability-layer-openhim", "message-bus-kafka"],
   "environmentVariables": {
     "TRUST_SELF_SIGNED": "true",
     "OPENHIM_MEDIATOR_URL": "https://openhim-core:8080",
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
     "REGISTER_MEDIATOR": "true",
     "REPROCESSOR_API_BASE_URL": "http://reprocess-mediator:3000",
     "REPROCESS_MEDIATOR_VERSION": "jembi/reprocess-mediator:v0.1.0",
-    "REPROCESS_MEDIATOR_UI_VERSION": "jembi/reprocess-mediator-ui:v0.1.0"
+    "REPROCESS_MEDIATOR_UI_VERSION": "jembi/reprocess-mediator-ui:v0.1.0",
+    "MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING": "mongodb://mongo-1:27017/openhim",
+    "MONGODB_DIRECT_CONNECTION": false
+
   }
 }