diff --git a/configs/secrets.js.example b/configs/secrets.js.example
index 185d3707..288ebdfe 100644
--- a/configs/secrets.js.example
+++ b/configs/secrets.js.example
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = {
 
 	//mongodb connection string
-	dbURL: 'mongodb://jschan:CHANGE-ME-YOUR-SECURE-MONGODB-PASSWORD@localhost:27017/jschan',
+	dbURL: 'mongodb://jschan:CHANGE-ME-YOUR-SECURE-MONGODB-PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:27017/jschan',
 
 	//database name
 	dbName: 'jschan',