diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 89cd58a..be26166 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var dbOptions = {
   keepAlive: 200,
   autoReconnect: true,
   reconnectInterval: 3000,
-  useMongoClient: true
+  useNewUrlParser: true
 };
 
 var reconnectTries = 0;