diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 76f73826..4d2df644 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -174,17 +174,6 @@ export class Server {
     }
 
     private async validateConfig(): Promise<void> {
-        const isAtlasConfigured = this.userConfig.apiClientId && this.userConfig.apiClientSecret;
-        const isMongoDbConfigured = this.userConfig.connectionString;
-        if (!isAtlasConfigured && !isMongoDbConfigured) {
-            console.error(
-                "Either Atlas Client Id or a MongoDB connection string must be configured - you can provide them as environment variables or as startup arguments. \n" +
-                    "Provide the Atlas credentials as `MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID` and `MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET` environment variables or as `--apiClientId` and `--apiClientSecret` startup arguments. \n" +
-                    "Provide the MongoDB connection string as `MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING` environment variable or as `--connectionString` startup argument."
-            );
-            throw new Error("Either Atlas Client Id or a MongoDB connection string must be configured");
-        }
-
         if (this.userConfig.connectionString) {
             try {
                 await this.session.connectToMongoDB(this.userConfig.connectionString, this.userConfig.connectOptions);
diff --git a/src/session.ts b/src/session.ts
index a7acabb1..0b23883b 100644
--- a/src/session.ts
+++ b/src/session.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter<{
             connectionString,
             defaultAppName: `${packageInfo.mcpServerName} ${packageInfo.version}`,
         });
-        const provider = await NodeDriverServiceProvider.connect(connectionString, {
-            productDocsLink: "https://docs.mongodb.com/todo-mcp",
+        this.serviceProvider = await NodeDriverServiceProvider.connect(connectionString, {
+            productDocsLink: "https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server/",
             productName: "MongoDB MCP",
             readConcern: {
                 level: connectOptions.readConcern,
@@ -116,7 +116,5 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter<{
             },
             timeoutMS: connectOptions.timeoutMS,
         });
-
-        this.serviceProvider = provider;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/mongodb/tools.ts b/src/tools/mongodb/tools.ts
index 523f45ca..d64d53ea 100644
--- a/src/tools/mongodb/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools/mongodb/tools.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// TODO: https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server/issues/141 - reenable when the connect tool is reenabled
-// import { ConnectTool } from "./metadata/connect.js";
+import { ConnectTool } from "./metadata/connect.js";
 import { ListCollectionsTool } from "./metadata/listCollections.js";
 import { CollectionIndexesTool } from "./read/collectionIndexes.js";
 import { ListDatabasesTool } from "./metadata/listDatabases.js";
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ import { CreateCollectionTool } from "./create/createCollection.js";
 import { LogsTool } from "./metadata/logs.js";
 
 export const MongoDbTools = [
-    // TODO: https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server/issues/141 - reenable when the connect tool is reenabled
-    // ConnectTool,
+    ConnectTool,
     ListCollectionsTool,
     ListDatabasesTool,
     CollectionIndexesTool,
diff --git a/tests/integration/tools/mongodb/metadata/connect.test.ts b/tests/integration/tools/mongodb/metadata/connect.test.ts
index d742e7e8..47e91d13 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tools/mongodb/metadata/connect.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/tools/mongodb/metadata/connect.test.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { describeWithMongoDB } from "../mongodbHelpers.js";
 import { getResponseContent, validateThrowsForInvalidArguments, validateToolMetadata } from "../../../helpers.js";
 import { config } from "../../../../../src/config.js";
 
-// These tests are temporarily skipped because the connect tool is disabled for the initial release.
-// TODO: https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server/issues/141 - reenable when the connect tool is reenabled
 describeWithMongoDB(
     "switchConnection tool",
     (integration) => {
@@ -77,8 +75,7 @@ describeWithMongoDB(
     (mdbIntegration) => ({
         ...config,
         connectionString: mdbIntegration.connectionString(),
-    }),
-    describe.skip
+    })
 );
 describeWithMongoDB(
     "Connect tool",
@@ -127,6 +124,5 @@ describeWithMongoDB(
             });
         });
     },
-    () => config,
-    describe.skip
+    () => config
 );
diff --git a/tests/integration/tools/mongodb/mongodbHelpers.ts b/tests/integration/tools/mongodb/mongodbHelpers.ts
index 11381802..ca4b09c1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tools/mongodb/mongodbHelpers.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/tools/mongodb/mongodbHelpers.ts
@@ -17,42 +17,32 @@ interface MongoDBIntegrationTest {
 export function describeWithMongoDB(
     name: string,
     fn: (integration: IntegrationTest & MongoDBIntegrationTest & { connectMcpClient: () => Promise<void> }) => void,
-    getUserConfig: (mdbIntegration: MongoDBIntegrationTest) => UserConfig = () => defaultTestConfig,
-    describeFn = describe
+    getUserConfig: (mdbIntegration: MongoDBIntegrationTest) => UserConfig = () => defaultTestConfig
 ) {
-    describeFn(name, () => {
+    describe(name, () => {
         const mdbIntegration = setupMongoDBIntegrationTest();
         const integration = setupIntegrationTest(() => ({
             ...getUserConfig(mdbIntegration),
-            connectionString: mdbIntegration.connectionString(),
         }));
 
-        beforeEach(() => {
-            integration.mcpServer().userConfig.connectionString = mdbIntegration.connectionString();
-        });
-
         fn({
             ...integration,
             ...mdbIntegration,
             connectMcpClient: async () => {
-                // TODO: https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server/issues/141 - reenable when
-                // the connect tool is reenabled
-                // await integration.mcpClient().callTool({
-                //     name: "connect",
-                //     arguments: { connectionString: mdbIntegration.connectionString() },
-                // });
+                const { tools } = await integration.mcpClient().listTools();
+                if (tools.find((tool) => tool.name === "connect")) {
+                    await integration.mcpClient().callTool({
+                        name: "connect",
+                        arguments: { connectionString: mdbIntegration.connectionString() },
+                    });
+                }
             },
         });
     });
 }
 
 export function setupMongoDBIntegrationTest(): MongoDBIntegrationTest {
-    let mongoCluster: // TODO: Fix this type once mongodb-runner is updated.
-    | {
-              connectionString: string;
-              close: () => Promise<void>;
-          }
-        | undefined;
+    let mongoCluster: MongoCluster | undefined;
     let mongoClient: MongoClient | undefined;
     let randomDbName: string;
 
@@ -139,12 +129,15 @@ export function validateAutoConnectBehavior(
     },
     beforeEachImpl?: () => Promise<void>
 ): void {
-    // TODO: https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server/issues/141 - reenable when the connect tool is reenabled
-    describe.skip("when not connected", () => {
+    describe("when not connected", () => {
         if (beforeEachImpl) {
             beforeEach(() => beforeEachImpl());
         }
 
+        afterEach(() => {
+            integration.mcpServer().userConfig.connectionString = undefined;
+        });
+
         it("connects automatically if connection string is configured", async () => {
             integration.mcpServer().userConfig.connectionString = integration.connectionString();