diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index fd826dd8..b80cb713 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 'use strict'
-
 require('dotenv').config()
 
 const mongoose = require('mongoose')
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose')
 const server = require('./server')
 const signale = require('./utils/signale')
 const isDemo = require('./utils/isDemo')
+const isSrvUrl = require('./utils/isSrvUrl')
 const fillDatabase = require('./utils/fillDatabase')
 const stripUrlAuth = require('./utils/stripUrlAuth')
 
@@ -27,14 +27,18 @@ if (dbUrl == null) {
 
 signale.await(`Connecting to ${ stripUrlAuth(dbUrl) }`)
 
-mongoose.connect(dbUrl, {
-
+const mongooseConfig = {
 	useNewUrlParser: true,
 	useCreateIndex: true,
 	reconnectTries: Number.MAX_VALUE,
-	reconnectInterval: 1000
+	reconnectInterval: 1000,
+}
+
+if (isSrvUrl(dbUrl)) {
+	mongooseConfig.useUnifiedTopology = true
+};
 
-}).then(() => {
+mongoose.connect(dbUrl, mongooseConfig).then(() => {
 
 	signale.success(`Connected to ${ stripUrlAuth(dbUrl) }`)
 	signale.start(`Starting the server`)
diff --git a/src/utils/isSrvUrl.js b/src/utils/isSrvUrl.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1892377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/isSrvUrl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"use strict";
+
+module.exports = (url) => {
+  return url.split(":")[0].includes("srv");
+};
diff --git a/test/utils/isSrvUrl.js b/test/utils/isSrvUrl.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a53d766a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/isSrvUrl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const test = require("ava");
+
+const isSrvUrl = require("../../src/utils/isSrvUrl");
+const standarConnectionString = "mongodb://localhost:27017/ackee";
+const srvConnectionString =
+  "mongodb+srv://username:badpw@cluster0-OMITTED.mongodb.net/ackee";
+
+test("return standard connection string is false", async (t) => {
+  t.is(isSrvUrl(standarConnectionString), false);
+});
+
+test("return srv connection string is false", async (t) => {
+  t.is(isSrvUrl(srvConnectionString), true);
+});