diff --git a/packages/generator-feathers/generators/connection/index.js b/packages/generator-feathers/generators/connection/index.js
index ae39a458f3..84c78a00d3 100644
--- a/packages/generator-feathers/generators/connection/index.js
+++ b/packages/generator-feathers/generators/connection/index.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ module.exports = class ConnectionGenerator extends Generator {
 
     case 'mongodb':
       this.dependencies.push(adapter);
+      this.dependencies.push('mongodb-core');
       return connectionString;
 
     case 'mysql':
diff --git a/packages/generator-feathers/generators/connection/templates/mongodb.js b/packages/generator-feathers/generators/connection/templates/mongodb.js
index 006bc2293f..0f96be6176 100644
--- a/packages/generator-feathers/generators/connection/templates/mongodb.js
+++ b/packages/generator-feathers/generators/connection/templates/mongodb.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-const url = require('url');
+const parse = require('mongodb-core').parseConnectionString;
 const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
 
 module.exports = function (app) {
   const config = app.get('mongodb');
-  const dbName = url.parse(config).path.substring(1);
-  const promise = MongoClient.connect(config).then(client => {
+  const promise = MongoClient.connect(config, { useNewUrlParser: true }).then(client => {
     // For mongodb <= 2.2
     if(client.collection) {
       return client;
     }
-    
+
+    const dbName = parse(config, () => {});
     return client.db(dbName);
   });