diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/embedded/EmbeddedMongoAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/embedded/EmbeddedMongoAutoConfiguration.java
index dcb889f8f26..afc847dc021 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/embedded/EmbeddedMongoAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/embedded/EmbeddedMongoAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -215,9 +215,10 @@ public class EmbeddedMongoAutoConfiguration {
 					Processors.logTo(logger, Slf4jLevel.ERROR), Processors.named(
 							"[console>]", Processors.logTo(logger, Slf4jLevel.DEBUG)));
 			return new RuntimeConfigBuilder().defaultsWithLogger(Command.MongoD, logger)
-					.processOutput(processOutput).artifactStore(getArtifactStore(logger,
+					.processOutput(processOutput)
+					.artifactStore(getArtifactStore(logger,
 							downloadConfigBuilderCustomizers.orderedStream()))
-					.build();
+					.daemonProcess(false).build();
 		}
 
 		private ArtifactStoreBuilder getArtifactStore(Logger logger,
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/embedded/EmbeddedMongoAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/embedded/EmbeddedMongoAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 928f0d25471..bad2f2358fb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/embedded/EmbeddedMongoAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/embedded/EmbeddedMongoAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodExecutable;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.IMongodConfig;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.Storage;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.distribution.Feature;
@@ -192,6 +193,13 @@ public class EmbeddedMongoAutoConfigurationTests {
 		assertThat(downloadConfig.getUserAgent()).isEqualTo("Test User Agent");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void shutdownHookIsNotRegistered() {
+		load();
+		assertThat(this.context.getBean(MongodExecutable.class).isRegisteredJobKiller())
+				.isFalse();
+	}
+
 	private void assertVersionConfiguration(String configuredVersion,
 			String expectedVersion) {
 		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();