diff --git a/config/db.js b/config/db.js
index 17f6458..8476856 100644
--- a/config/db.js
+++ b/config/db.js
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const config = require('./');
 
 async function connect() {
-  const { host, port, name } = config.db;
-  const connectionString = `mongodb://${host}:${port}/${name}`;
-
-  await mongoose.connect(connectionString);
+  await mongoose.connect(config.db.uri);
 }
 
 async function disconnect() {
diff --git a/config/index.js b/config/index.js
index fc334bf..8414994 100644
--- a/config/index.js
+++ b/config/index.js
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ const dev = {
     port: process.env.DEV_APP_PORT || 4000,
   },
   db: {
-    host: process.env.DEV_DB_HOST || 'localhost',
-    port: process.env.DEV_DB_PORT || 27017,
-    name: process.env.DEV_DB_NAME || 'todolist',
+    uri: process.env.DEV_DB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost/todolist',
   },
   secret: process.env.DEV_SECRET || 'devsecret',
 };