diff --git a/lib/document_stores/mongodb.js b/lib/document_stores/mongodb.js
index 250dbe3..456fc4c 100644
--- a/lib/document_stores/mongodb.js
+++ b/lib/document_stores/mongodb.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ MongoDocumentStore.prototype.safeConnect = function (callback) {
             winston.error('error connecting to mongodb', { error: err });
             callback(err);
         } else {
-            callback(undefined, client.db(this.connectionDBName));
+            callback(undefined, client.db(this.connectionName));
         }
     });
 };