diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamWorker.java b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamWorker.java
index 610c89d67b..3acfe2ee35 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamWorker.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamWorker.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
 import com.mongodb.client.MongoCursor;
 import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
+import com.mongodb.client.model.Aggregates;
+import com.mongodb.client.model.Projections;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.changestream.ChangeStreamDocument;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.changestream.FullDocument;
 import com.mongodb.client.model.changestream.OperationType;
@@ -124,7 +126,9 @@ public StreamWorker(final RecordBufferWriter recordBufferWriter,
     private MongoCursor<ChangeStreamDocument<Document>> getChangeStreamCursor(final MongoCollection<Document> collection,
                             final String resumeToken
                             ) {
-        final ChangeStreamIterable<Document> changeStreamIterable = collection.watch().batchSize(streamBatchSize);
+        final ChangeStreamIterable<Document> changeStreamIterable = collection.watch(
+                        List.of(Aggregates.project(Projections.exclude("updateDescription"))))
+                .batchSize(streamBatchSize);
 
         if (resumeToken == null) {
             return changeStreamIterable.fullDocument(FullDocument.UPDATE_LOOKUP).iterator();
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamWorkerTest.java b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamWorkerTest.java
index 7c37cb48c5..daf4e8f22d 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamWorkerTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamWorkerTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyList;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ void test_processStream_success() {
         MongoCursor cursor = mock(MongoCursor.class);
         when(mongoClient.getDatabase(anyString())).thenReturn(mongoDatabase);
         when(mongoDatabase.getCollection(anyString())).thenReturn(col);
-        when(col.watch()).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
+        when(col.watch(anyList())).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.batchSize(1000)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.fullDocument(FullDocument.UPDATE_LOOKUP)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.iterator()).thenReturn(cursor);
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ void test_processStream_checkPointIntervalSuccess() {
         MongoCursor cursor = mock(MongoCursor.class);
         when(mongoClient.getDatabase(anyString())).thenReturn(mongoDatabase);
         when(mongoDatabase.getCollection(anyString())).thenReturn(col);
-        when(col.watch()).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
+        when(col.watch(anyList())).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.batchSize(1000)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.fullDocument(FullDocument.UPDATE_LOOKUP)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.iterator()).thenReturn(cursor);
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ void test_processStream_stopWorker() {
         MongoCursor cursor = mock(MongoCursor.class);
         when(mongoClient.getDatabase(anyString())).thenReturn(mongoDatabase);
         when(mongoDatabase.getCollection(anyString())).thenReturn(col);
-        when(col.watch()).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
+        when(col.watch(anyList())).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.batchSize(1000)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.fullDocument(FullDocument.UPDATE_LOOKUP)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.iterator()).thenReturn(cursor);
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ void test_processStream_terminateChangeStreamSuccess() {
         MongoCursor cursor = mock(MongoCursor.class);
         when(mongoClient.getDatabase(anyString())).thenReturn(mongoDatabase);
         when(mongoDatabase.getCollection(anyString())).thenReturn(col);
-        when(col.watch()).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
+        when(col.watch(anyList())).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.batchSize(1000)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.fullDocument(FullDocument.UPDATE_LOOKUP)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.iterator()).thenReturn(cursor);
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ void test_processStream_dataTypeConversionSuccess(final String actualDocument, f
         MongoCursor cursor = mock(MongoCursor.class);
         when(mongoClient.getDatabase(anyString())).thenReturn(mongoDatabase);
         when(mongoDatabase.getCollection(anyString())).thenReturn(col);
-        when(col.watch()).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
+        when(col.watch(anyList())).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.batchSize(1000)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.fullDocument(FullDocument.UPDATE_LOOKUP)).thenReturn(changeStreamIterable);
         when(changeStreamIterable.iterator()).thenReturn(cursor);