--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 @app.route('/fetch', methods=['GET'])
 def fetch():
-    connection = pymongo.Connection()
+    connection = pymongo.MongoClient('localhost',27017)
     db = connection['mural']
     collection = db['data']
     ret = {}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 @app.route('/search', methods=['GET'])
 def search():
-    connection = pymongo.Connection()
+    connection = pymongo.MongoClient('localhost',27017)
     db = connection['mural']
     collection = db['data']
     y = 0
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 @app.route('/submit', methods=['POST'])
 def submit():
-    c = pymongo.Connection()
+    c = pymongo.MongoClient('localhost',27017)
     db = c['mural']
     coll = db['data']
     requestData = json.loads(request.form['data'])