diff --git a/eva-accession-core/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/eva/accession/core/configuration/nonhuman/MongoConfiguration.java b/eva-accession-core/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/eva/accession/core/configuration/nonhuman/MongoConfiguration.java
index 52c2bbec1..ad055c95c 100644
--- a/eva-accession-core/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/eva/accession/core/configuration/nonhuman/MongoConfiguration.java
+++ b/eva-accession-core/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/eva/accession/core/configuration/nonhuman/MongoConfiguration.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
 import com.mongodb.MongoClientOptions;
 
+import com.mongodb.ReadPreference;
+import com.mongodb.WriteConcern;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ public MongoTemplate mongoTemplate(@Qualifier("primaryFactory") MongoDbFactory m
                                        MappingMongoConverter converter) {
         converter.setTypeMapper(new DefaultMongoTypeMapper(null));
         MongoTemplate mongoTemplate = new MongoTemplate(mongoDbFactory, converter);
+        mongoTemplate.setWriteConcern(WriteConcern.MAJORITY);
+        mongoTemplate.setReadPreference(ReadPreference.valueOf(readPreference));
         mongoTemplate.setWriteResultChecking(WriteResultChecking.EXCEPTION);
         return mongoTemplate;
     }