diff --git a/backend/core/db/mongo/index.js b/backend/core/db/mongo/index.js
index 9424f6b37a..bd30389eab 100644
--- a/backend/core/db/mongo/index.js
+++ b/backend/core/db/mongo/index.js
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ function getDefaultOptions() {
     w: 1,
     fsync: true,
     useNewUrlParser: true,
+    useUnifiedTopology: true,
+    useCreateIndex: true,
+    useFindAndModify: false,
     keepAlive: timeout,
     connectTimeoutMS: timeout,
     auto_reconnect: true,
diff --git a/fixtures/config/data/db.js b/fixtures/config/data/db.js
index 8ad5afc25b..88eac0c5f8 100644
--- a/fixtures/config/data/db.js
+++ b/fixtures/config/data/db.js
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ module.exports = function(dbHost = 'localhost', dbPort = 27017, dbName = 'esn',
     connectionOptions: {
       w: 1,
       fsync: true,
+      useNewUrlParser: true,
+      useUnifiedTopology: true,
+      useCreateIndex: true,
+      useFindAndModify: false,
       keepAlive: 10000,
       connectTimeoutMS: 10000,
       auto_reconnect: true,
diff --git a/test/midway-backend/all.js b/test/midway-backend/all.js
index 16b8916550..f746b941e5 100644
--- a/test/midway-backend/all.js
+++ b/test/midway-backend/all.js
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ before(function() {
     writeDBConfigFile: function() {
       fs.writeFileSync(`${tmpPath}/db.json`, JSON.stringify({
         connectionString: `mongodb://${testConfig.mongodb.host}:${testConfig.mongodb.port}/${testConfig.mongodb.dbname}`,
-        connectionOptions: { auto_reconnect: false }
+        connectionOptions: {
+          useNewUrlParser: true,
+          useUnifiedTopology: true,
+          useCreateIndex: true,
+          useFindAndModify: false,
+          auto_reconnect: false
+        }
       }));
     },