diff --git a/core/src/database/DatabaseConnector.ts b/core/src/database/DatabaseConnector.ts
index 68864b9..7ee1a96 100644
--- a/core/src/database/DatabaseConnector.ts
+++ b/core/src/database/DatabaseConnector.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export class DatabaseConnector {
       try {
         client = await MongoClient.connect(dbConnectionUri, {
           ignoreUndefined: true,
+          useNewUrlParser: true,
         });
       } catch (err) {
         if (checkTimeoutExpired(startMillis, reconnectTimeoutMillis)) {