Inserting into Atlas fails using Realm-Swift SDK when using SwiftUI backgroundTasks

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I need to perform a DB insert into MongoDB Atlas using a scheduled background task in SwiftUI. Unfortunately, at the last step when I actually perform the insert, the request never resolves leading to a insert failure.

@main
struct ExampleApp: SwiftUI.App {
    @Environment(\.scenePhase) var scenePhase

    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            HomeScreen()
        }
        .onChange(of: scenePhase) { newScenePhase in
            // ...
            case .background:
                scheduleAppRefresh()
            // ...
            }
        }
        .backgroundTask(.appRefresh("pushData")) {
            if let realmApp = realmApp {
                guard let user = realmApp.currentUser else {
                    return
                }
                let client = user.mongoClient("mongodb-atlas")
                let database = client.database(named: "ExampleDB")
                let collection = database.collection(withName: "Activities")

                let height: Document = ["activityKey": "height", "startDate": AnyBSON(Date()), "endDate": AnyBSON(Date()), "value": 1.9, "unit": "m"]

                await addActivityToMongo(height: height, collection: collection)
            }
        }
    }

    func addActivityToMongo(height: Document, collection: RealmSwift.MongoCollection) async {
        print("Inserting into MongoDB")
        do {
            let objectId = try await collection.insertOne(height)
            print("Successfully inserted a document with id: \(objectId)")
        } catch {
            print("Error writing to MongoDB: \(error.localizedDescription)")
        }
    }

    func scheduleAppRefresh() {
        let backgroundTask = BGAppRefreshTaskRequest(identifier: "pushData")
        backgroundTask.earliestBeginDate = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: 0)
        try? BGTaskScheduler.shared.submit(backgroundTask)
        print("Successfully scheduled a background task")
    }
}

I have added pushData to Info.plist under Permitted background task scheduler identifiers and the backgroundTask runs successfully but await collection.insertOne(height) never resolves - Xcode output just shows Inserting into MongoDB which I have printed until I bring the app again to the foreground at which point it fails with

ERROR: The network connection was lost.
Call to MongoDB failed: The network connection was lost
Marking simulated task complete: <BGAppRefreshTask: pushData>

Is there something that I am missing to actually make this work? Thanks