diff --git a/data/database.js b/data/database.js
index bb79dcf..29a8f21 100644
--- a/data/database.js
+++ b/data/database.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const dbUser = process.env.MONGODB_USERNAME;
 const dbPassword = process.env.MONGODB_PASSWORD;
 const dbName = process.env.MONGODB_DB_NAME;
 
-const uri = `mongodb+srv://${dbUser}:${dbPassword}@${clusterAddress}/?retryWrites=true&w=majority`;
+const uri = 'mongodb+srv://${dbUser}:${dbPassword}@${clusterAddress}/?retryWrites=true&w=majority';
 const client = new MongoClient(uri);
 
 console.log('Trying to connect to db: ' + uri);