diff --git a/mongodb.js b/mongodb.js
index d5c632a1d9002743b1a03bbaa452d9ec26e5d920..193e97bf97088feaa1560c2b0b99a6f3c14c4b9e 100644
--- a/mongodb.js
+++ b/mongodb.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 async function connectDB() {
   try {
     // Connect using the MongoDB URI from environment variables
-    const conn = await mongoose.connect("mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017");
+    const conn = await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URI || "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/todo_app");
     console.log(`MongoDB connected: ${conn.connection.host}`);
 
     // Get the database object from the connection