diff --git a/extensions/liquibase-mongodb/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/liquibase/mongodb/runtime/LiquibaseMongodbRecorder.java b/extensions/liquibase-mongodb/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/liquibase/mongodb/runtime/LiquibaseMongodbRecorder.java
index e27c2caaffeba..7b6315c66961c 100644
--- a/extensions/liquibase-mongodb/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/liquibase/mongodb/runtime/LiquibaseMongodbRecorder.java
+++ b/extensions/liquibase-mongodb/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/liquibase/mongodb/runtime/LiquibaseMongodbRecorder.java
@@ -47,18 +47,21 @@ public void doStartActions() {
             for (InstanceHandle<LiquibaseMongodbFactory> liquibaseFactoryHandle : liquibaseFactoryInstance.handles()) {
                 try {
                     LiquibaseMongodbFactory liquibaseFactory = liquibaseFactoryHandle.get();
-                    if (liquibaseFactory.getConfiguration().cleanAtStart) {
-                        try (Liquibase liquibase = liquibaseFactory.createLiquibase()) {
+
+                    if (!liquibaseFactory.getConfiguration().cleanAtStart
+                            && !liquibaseFactory.getConfiguration().migrateAtStart) {
+                        // Don't initialize if no clean or migration required at start
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    try (Liquibase liquibase = liquibaseFactory.createLiquibase()) {
+                        if (liquibaseFactory.getConfiguration().cleanAtStart) {
                             liquibase.dropAll();
                         }
-                    }
-                    if (liquibaseFactory.getConfiguration().migrateAtStart) {
-                        if (liquibaseFactory.getConfiguration().validateOnMigrate) {
-                            try (Liquibase liquibase = liquibaseFactory.createLiquibase()) {
+                        if (liquibaseFactory.getConfiguration().migrateAtStart) {
+                            if (liquibaseFactory.getConfiguration().validateOnMigrate) {
                                 liquibase.validate();
                             }
-                        }
-                        try (Liquibase liquibase = liquibaseFactory.createLiquibase()) {
                             liquibase.update(liquibaseFactory.createContexts(), liquibaseFactory.createLabels());
                         }
                     }