diff --git a/test/sdam_monitoring/discovered_standalone.json b/test/sdam_monitoring/discovered_standalone.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3ab59834f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sdam_monitoring/discovered_standalone.json
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+{
+  "description": "Monitoring a discovered standalone connection",
+  "uri": "mongodb://a:27017/?directConnection=false",
+  "phases": [
+    {
+      "responses": [
+        [
+          "a:27017",
+          {
+            "ok": 1,
+            "ismaster": true,
+            "minWireVersion": 0,
+            "maxWireVersion": 4
+          }
+        ]
+      ],
+      "outcome": {
+        "events": [
+          {
+            "topology_opening_event": {
+              "topologyId": "42"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "topology_description_changed_event": {
+              "topologyId": "42",
+              "previousDescription": {
+                "topologyType": "Unknown",
+                "servers": []
+              },
+              "newDescription": {
+                "topologyType": "Unknown",
+                "servers": [
+                  {
+                    "address": "a:27017",
+                    "arbiters": [],
+                    "hosts": [],
+                    "passives": [],
+                    "type": "Unknown"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "server_opening_event": {
+              "topologyId": "42",
+              "address": "a:27017"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "server_description_changed_event": {
+              "topologyId": "42",
+              "address": "a:27017",
+              "previousDescription": {
+                "address": "a:27017",
+                "arbiters": [],
+                "hosts": [],
+                "passives": [],
+                "type": "Unknown"
+              },
+              "newDescription": {
+                "address": "a:27017",
+                "arbiters": [],
+                "hosts": [],
+                "passives": [],
+                "type": "Standalone"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "topology_description_changed_event": {
+              "topologyId": "42",
+              "previousDescription": {
+                "topologyType": "Unknown",
+                "servers": [
+                  {
+                    "address": "a:27017",
+                    "arbiters": [],
+                    "hosts": [],
+                    "passives": [],
+                    "type": "Unknown"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "newDescription": {
+                "topologyType": "Single",
+                "servers": [
+                  {
+                    "address": "a:27017",
+                    "arbiters": [],
+                    "hosts": [],
+                    "passives": [],
+                    "type": "Standalone"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/sdam_monitoring/standalone.json b/test/sdam_monitoring/standalone.json
index 5d40286c97..3ff10f820f 100644
--- a/test/sdam_monitoring/standalone.json
+++ b/test/sdam_monitoring/standalone.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "description": "Monitoring a standalone connection",
-  "uri": "mongodb://a:27017",
+  "description": "Monitoring a direct connection",
+  "uri": "mongodb://a:27017/?directConnection=true",
   "phases": [
     {
       "responses": [
diff --git a/test/sdam_monitoring/standalone_suppress_equal_description_changes.json b/test/sdam_monitoring/standalone_suppress_equal_description_changes.json
index a4b2d10da8..ceab1449cc 100644
--- a/test/sdam_monitoring/standalone_suppress_equal_description_changes.json
+++ b/test/sdam_monitoring/standalone_suppress_equal_description_changes.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "description": "Monitoring a standalone connection - suppress update events for equal server descriptions",
-  "uri": "mongodb://a:27017",
+  "description": "Monitoring a direct connection - suppress update events for equal server descriptions",
+  "uri": "mongodb://a:27017/?directConnection=true",
   "phases": [
     {
       "responses": [