diff --git a/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/index.js b/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/index.js
index b8ea8ecfe0..79fc6c1a5e 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/index.js
@@ -47,110 +47,111 @@ const createConnectionURL = opts => {
 };
 
 module.exports = function(strapi) {
+  const { connections } = strapi.config;
+  const mongooseConnections = Object.keys(connections).filter(key =>
+    isMongooseConnection(connections[key])
+  );
+
   function initialize() {
-    const { connections } = strapi.config;
+    const connectionsPromises = mongooseConnections.map(async connectionName => {
+      const connection = connections[connectionName];
+      const instance = new Mongoose();
 
-    const connectionsPromises = Object.keys(connections)
-      .filter(key => isMongooseConnection(connections[key]))
-      .map(async connectionName => {
-        const connection = connections[connectionName];
-        const instance = new Mongoose();
+      _.defaults(connection.settings, strapi.config.hook.settings.mongoose);
 
-        _.defaults(connection.settings, strapi.config.hook.settings.mongoose);
+      const {
+        uri,
+        host,
+        port,
+        username,
+        password,
+        database,
+        srv,
+        useUnifiedTopology,
+      } = connection.settings;
 
-        const {
-          uri,
+      // eslint-disable-next-line node/no-deprecated-api
+      const uriOptions = uri ? url.parse(uri, true).query : {};
+      const { authenticationDatabase, ssl, debug } = _.defaults(
+        connection.options,
+        uriOptions,
+        strapi.config.hook.settings.mongoose
+      );
+      const isSrv = srv === true || srv === 'true';
+
+      // Connect to mongo database
+      const connectOptions = {};
+
+      if (!_.isEmpty(username)) {
+        connectOptions.user = username;
+
+        if (!_.isEmpty(password)) {
+          connectOptions.pass = password;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!_.isEmpty(authenticationDatabase)) {
+        connectOptions.authSource = authenticationDatabase;
+      }
+
+      connectOptions.ssl = ssl === true || ssl === 'true';
+      connectOptions.useNewUrlParser = true;
+      connectOptions.dbName = database;
+      connectOptions.useCreateIndex = true;
+      connectOptions.useUnifiedTopology = useUnifiedTopology || true;
+
+      try {
+        const connectionURL = createConnectionURL({
+          protocol: `mongodb${isSrv ? '+srv' : ''}`,
+          port: isSrv ? '' : `:${port}`,
           host,
-          port,
-          username,
-          password,
-          database,
-          srv,
-          useUnifiedTopology,
-        } = connection.settings;
+          auth: username ? `${username}:${encodeURIComponent(password)}@` : '',
+        });
 
-        // eslint-disable-next-line node/no-deprecated-api
-        const uriOptions = uri ? url.parse(uri, true).query : {};
-        const { authenticationDatabase, ssl, debug } = _.defaults(
-          connection.options,
-          uriOptions,
-          strapi.config.hook.settings.mongoose
-        );
-        const isSrv = srv === true || srv === 'true';
+        const connectionString = uri || connectionURL.toString();
 
-        // Connect to mongo database
-        const connectOptions = {};
+        await instance.connect(connectionString, connectOptions);
+      } catch (error) {
+        const err = new Error(`Error connecting to the Mongo database. ${error.message}`);
+        delete err.stack;
+        throw err;
+      }
 
-        if (!_.isEmpty(username)) {
-          connectOptions.user = username;
+      try {
+        const { version } = await instance.connection.db.admin().serverInfo();
+        instance.mongoDBVersion = version;
+      } catch {
+        instance.mongoDBVersion = null;
+      }
 
-          if (!_.isEmpty(password)) {
-            connectOptions.pass = password;
-          }
-        }
+      const initFunctionPath = path.resolve(
+        strapi.config.appPath,
+        'config',
+        'functions',
+        'mongoose.js'
+      );
 
-        if (!_.isEmpty(authenticationDatabase)) {
-          connectOptions.authSource = authenticationDatabase;
-        }
+      if (fs.existsSync(initFunctionPath)) {
+        require(initFunctionPath)(instance, connection);
+      }
 
-        connectOptions.ssl = ssl === true || ssl === 'true';
-        connectOptions.useNewUrlParser = true;
-        connectOptions.dbName = database;
-        connectOptions.useCreateIndex = true;
-        connectOptions.useUnifiedTopology = useUnifiedTopology || true;
+      instance.set('debug', debug === true || debug === 'true');
+      instance.set('useFindAndModify', false);
 
-        try {
-          const connectionURL = createConnectionURL({
-            protocol: `mongodb${isSrv ? '+srv' : ''}`,
-            port: isSrv ? '' : `:${port}`,
-            host,
-            auth: username ? `${username}:${encodeURIComponent(password)}@` : '',
-          });
+      const ctx = {
+        instance,
+        connection,
+      };
 
-          const connectionString = uri || connectionURL.toString();
+      _.set(strapi, `connections.${connectionName}`, instance);
 
-          await instance.connect(connectionString, connectOptions);
-        } catch (error) {
-          const err = new Error(`Error connecting to the Mongo database. ${error.message}`);
-          delete err.stack;
-          throw err;
-        }
-
-        try {
-          const { version } = await instance.connection.db.admin().serverInfo();
-          instance.mongoDBVersion = version;
-        } catch {
-          instance.mongoDBVersion = null;
-        }
-
-        const initFunctionPath = path.resolve(
-          strapi.config.appPath,
-          'config',
-          'functions',
-          'mongoose.js'
-        );
-
-        if (fs.existsSync(initFunctionPath)) {
-          require(initFunctionPath)(instance, connection);
-        }
-
-        instance.set('debug', debug === true || debug === 'true');
-        instance.set('useFindAndModify', false);
-
-        const ctx = {
-          instance,
-          connection,
-        };
-
-        _.set(strapi, `connections.${connectionName}`, instance);
-
-        return Promise.all([
-          mountComponents(connectionName, ctx),
-          mountApis(connectionName, ctx),
-          mountAdmin(connectionName, ctx),
-          mountPlugins(connectionName, ctx),
-        ]);
-      });
+      return Promise.all([
+        mountComponents(connectionName, ctx),
+        mountApis(connectionName, ctx),
+        mountAdmin(connectionName, ctx),
+        mountPlugins(connectionName, ctx),
+      ]);
+    });
 
     return Promise.all(connectionsPromises);
   }
@@ -197,10 +198,21 @@ module.exports = function(strapi) {
     );
   }
 
+  async function destroy() {
+    for (const connName of mongooseConnections) {
+      const connection = strapi.connections[connName];
+
+      if (connection instanceof Mongoose) {
+        connection.disconnect();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   return {
     defaults,
     initialize,
     getQueryParams,
+    destroy,
     buildQuery,
     queries,
     ...relations,
diff --git a/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/mount-models.js b/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/mount-models.js
index 2bfd3d6cdc..0fd55a6ef6 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/mount-models.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/mount-models.js
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ module.exports = async ({ models, target }, ctx) => {
       });
     };
 
-    // Only sync indexes in development env while it's not possible to create complex indexes directly from models
-    // In other environments it will simply create missing indexes (those defined in the models but not present in db)
-    if (strapi.app.env === 'development') {
+    // Only sync indexes when not in production env while it's not possible to create complex indexes directly from models
+    // In production it will simply create missing indexes (those defined in the models but not present in db)
+    if (strapi.app.env !== 'production') {
       // Ensure indexes are synced with the model, prevent duplicate index errors
       // Side-effect: Delete all the indexes not present in the model.json
       Model.syncIndexes(null, handleIndexesErrors);
diff --git a/packages/strapi-database/lib/connector-registry.js b/packages/strapi-database/lib/connector-registry.js
index b1c57871f9..6d8f107f70 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-database/lib/connector-registry.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-database/lib/connector-registry.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const createConnectorRegistry = ({ defaultConnection, connections }) => {
 
     getByConnection(connection) {
       if (!_.has(connections, connection)) {
-        throw new Error('Trying to access a connector for an unknow connection');
+        throw new Error('Trying to access a connector for an unknown connection');
       }
 
       const connectorKey = connections[connection].connector;
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/Strapi.js b/packages/strapi/lib/Strapi.js
index 6b87293885..412b15a2d2 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/Strapi.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/Strapi.js
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ class Strapi {
   }
 
   async destroy() {
-    this.server.destroy();
+    if (_.has(this, 'server.destroy')) {
+      this.server.destroy();
+    }
 
     if (_.has(this, 'db')) {
       await this.db.destroy();
@@ -417,10 +419,9 @@ class Strapi {
     // plugins bootstrap
     const pluginBoostraps = Object.keys(this.plugins).map(plugin => {
       return execBootstrap(_.get(this.plugins[plugin], 'config.functions.bootstrap')).catch(err => {
-        // console.log(err);
         strapi.log.error(`Bootstrap function in plugin "${plugin}" failed`);
         strapi.log.error(err);
-        // strapi.stop();
+        strapi.stop();
       });
     });
     await Promise.all(pluginBoostraps);
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ class Strapi {
     return execBootstrap(adminBootstrap).catch(err => {
       strapi.log.error(`Bootstrap function in admin failed`);
       strapi.log.error(err);
-      // strapi.stop();
+      strapi.stop();
     });
   }