diff --git a/src/rpc/index.ts b/src/rpc/index.ts
index 158b5a6..3f216fe 100644
--- a/src/rpc/index.ts
+++ b/src/rpc/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 import mongoose from 'mongoose'
 import type { DevtoolsServerContext, ServerFunctions } from '../types'
+import { logger } from '@nuxt/kit'
 
 import { setupDatabaseRPC } from './database'
 import { setupResourceRPC } from './resource'
 
 export function setupRPC(ctx: DevtoolsServerContext): ServerFunctions {
-  mongoose.connect(ctx.options.uri, ctx.options.options)
+  if (!ctx.options.uri) {
+    ctx.options.uri = ''
+    logger.warn('MongoDB autoconnect is disabled, configure `uri` to enable.')
+  } else {
+    mongoose.connect(ctx.options.uri, ctx.options.options)
+  }
 
   return {
     getOptions() {
diff --git a/src/runtime/server/services/connection.ts b/src/runtime/server/services/connection.ts
index 7fa5197..1f10668 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server/services/connection.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server/services/connection.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useRuntimeConfig } from '#imports'
 export async function defineMongooseConnection({ uri, options }: { uri?: string; options?: ConnectOptions } = {}): Promise<void> {
   const config = useRuntimeConfig().mongoose
   const mongooseUri = uri || config.uri
+  if (!(mongooseUri as string).trim()) return
   const mongooseOptions = options || config.options
 
   try {