diff --git a/frontend/server/utils/mongo.ts b/frontend/server/utils/mongo.ts
index ab0ed8f..35bbf51 100644
--- a/frontend/server/utils/mongo.ts
+++ b/frontend/server/utils/mongo.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb'
 
 async function connectToDatabase() {
     // Create a MongoClient with a MongoClientOptions object to set the Stable API version
-    const client = new MongoClient(`mongodb://${process.env.MONGO_USER}:${process.env.MONGO_PASS}@${process.env.MONGO_HOST}`)
+    let uri = `mongodb://${process.env.MONGO_USER}:${process.env.MONGO_PASS}@${process.env.MONGO_HOST}`
+    if(process.env.MONGO_URI != undefined && process.env.MONGO_URI != null && process.env.MONGO_URI != "") {
+        uri = process.env.MONGO_URI
+    }
+    const client = new MongoClient(uri)
     await client.connect()
     return client
 }
diff --git a/match_collector/index.ts b/match_collector/index.ts
index 5b1b8f4..cbdf8a2 100644
--- a/match_collector/index.ts
+++ b/match_collector/index.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ function handleError(response : Response) {
 
 async function connectToDatabase() {
     // Create a MongoClient with a MongoClientOptions object to set the Stable API version
-    const client = new MongoClient(`mongodb://${process.env.MONGO_USER}:${process.env.MONGO_PASS}@${process.env.MONGO_HOST}`)
+    let uri = `mongodb://${process.env.MONGO_USER}:${process.env.MONGO_PASS}@${process.env.MONGO_HOST}`
+    if(process.env.MONGO_URI != undefined && process.env.MONGO_URI != null && process.env.MONGO_URI != "") {
+        uri = process.env.MONGO_URI
+    }
+    const client = new MongoClient(uri)
     await client.connect()
     return client
 }
diff --git a/patch_detector/index.ts b/patch_detector/index.ts
index a1e69dd..c3c949f 100644
--- a/patch_detector/index.ts
+++ b/patch_detector/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ async function fetchLatestPatch() {
 
 async function connectToDatabase() {
     // Create a MongoClient with a MongoClientOptions object to set the Stable API version
-    const client = new MongoClient(`mongodb://${process.env.MONGO_USER}:${process.env.MONGO_PASS}@${process.env.MONGO_HOST}`)
+    let uri = `mongodb://${process.env.MONGO_USER}:${process.env.MONGO_PASS}@${process.env.MONGO_HOST}`
+    if(process.env.MONGO_URI != undefined && process.env.MONGO_URI != null && process.env.MONGO_URI != "") {
+        uri = process.env.MONGO_URI
+    }
+    const client = new MongoClient(uri)
     await client.connect()
     return client
 }