diff --git a/client/lib/actions/user.actions.js b/client/lib/actions/user.actions.js
index fa07d7a..ae3671d 100644
--- a/client/lib/actions/user.actions.js
+++ b/client/lib/actions/user.actions.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { dataURLtoBlob } from "../helpers/dataURLtoBlob";
 import User from "../database/models/user.model";
 
 export async function checkUser(email) {
-  connectToDatabase();
+  await connectToDatabase();
 
   console.log(email);
 
diff --git a/client/lib/database/index.js b/client/lib/database/index.js
index 2680c39..afbf605 100644
--- a/client/lib/database/index.js
+++ b/client/lib/database/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export const connectToDatabase = async () => {
     cached.promise ||
     mongoose.connect(MONGODB_URI, {
       dbName: "buzzys",
-      bufferCommands: false,
+      useNewUrlParser: true,
+      useUnifiedTopology: true,
     });
 
   cached.conn = await cached.promise;