diff --git a/db.js b/db.js
index 34ec700..41ef30d 100644
--- a/db.js
+++ b/db.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module.exports = connectToDatabase = () => {
   }
 
   console.log('=> using new database connection');
-  return mongoose.connect(process.env.DB)
+  return mongoose.connect(process.env.DB, { useNewUrlParser: true })
     .then(db => { 
       isConnected = db.connections[0].readyState;
     });
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};