diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0f5cb83..2618f74 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const app = express();
 mongoose.connect(
   process.env.MONGO_URL,
   {
-    useNewUrlParser: true
+    useNewUrlParser: true,
+    useUnifiedTopology: true 
   }
 );