diff --git a/changelog/53377.fixed b/changelog/53377.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d1eac3cfff3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/53377.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+When user_create or user_remove fail, return False instead of returning the error.
diff --git a/salt/modules/mongodb.py b/salt/modules/mongodb.py
index 8c01ec869cc3..5e75935b3540 100644
--- a/salt/modules/mongodb.py
+++ b/salt/modules/mongodb.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def user_create(
 
     except pymongo.errors.PyMongoError as err:
         log.error("Creating user %s failed with error: %s", name, err)
-        return str(err)
+        return False
     return True
 
 
@@ -499,8 +499,7 @@ def user_remove(
         mdb.command("dropUser", name)
     except pymongo.errors.PyMongoError as err:
         log.error("Removing user %s failed with error: %s", name, err)
-        return str(err)
-
+        return False
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_mongodb.py b/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_mongodb.py
index 51249fe61772..b8b011dfdac9 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_mongodb.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_mongodb.py
@@ -323,6 +323,32 @@ def test_user_create():
         assert ret
 
 
+def test_user_create_exception():
+    """
+    Test mongodb.user_create
+    """
+    user_create_mock = MagicMock(side_effect=pymongo.errors.PyMongoError)
+
+    pymongo_database_mock = MagicMock(autospec=True, return_value=MockPyMongoDatabase())
+    mongodb_client_mock = MagicMock(autospec=True, return_value=MockMongoConnect())
+    config_option_mock = MagicMock(
+        autospec=True, side_effect=["user", "password", "localhost", "27017"]
+    )
+
+    patch_pymongo_database = patch("pymongo.database.Database", pymongo_database_mock)
+    patch_mongo_client = patch("pymongo.MongoClient", mongodb_client_mock)
+    patch_pymongo_command = patch.object(
+        MockPyMongoDatabase, "command", user_create_mock
+    )
+    patch_salt_dict = patch.dict(
+        mongodb.__salt__, {"config.option": config_option_mock}
+    )
+
+    with patch_mongo_client, patch_pymongo_database, patch_salt_dict, patch_pymongo_command:
+        ret = mongodb.user_create("test_user", "test_password")
+        assert not ret
+
+
 def test_user_remove():
     """
     Test mongodb.user_remove
@@ -349,6 +375,32 @@ def test_user_remove():
         assert ret
 
 
+def test_user_remove_exception():
+    """
+    Test mongodb.user_remove
+    """
+    user_remove_mock = MagicMock(autospec=True, side_effect=pymongo.errors.PyMongoError)
+
+    pymongo_database_mock = MagicMock(autospec=True, return_value=MockPyMongoDatabase())
+    mongodb_client_mock = MagicMock(autospec=True, return_value=MockMongoConnect())
+    config_option_mock = MagicMock(
+        autospec=True, side_effect=["user", "password", "localhost", "27017"]
+    )
+
+    patch_pymongo_database = patch("pymongo.database.Database", pymongo_database_mock)
+    patch_mongo_client = patch("pymongo.MongoClient", mongodb_client_mock)
+    patch_pymongo_command = patch.object(
+        MockPyMongoDatabase, "command", user_remove_mock
+    )
+    patch_salt_dict = patch.dict(
+        mongodb.__salt__, {"config.option": config_option_mock}
+    )
+
+    with patch_mongo_client, patch_pymongo_database, patch_salt_dict, patch_pymongo_command:
+        ret = mongodb.user_remove("test_user")
+        assert not ret
+
+
 def test_user_roles_exists():
     """
     Test mongodb.user_roles_exist