diff --git a/services/web/local-dev.env b/services/web/local-dev.env
index 889a590c11..75a397c4e4 100644
--- a/services/web/local-dev.env
+++ b/services/web/local-dev.env
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PUBSUB_REDIS_HOST=localhost
 RATELIMITER_REDIS_HOST=localhost
 GCLOUD_2_REDIS_HOST=localhost
 POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
-MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost/sharelatex
+MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost/sharelatex?directConnection=true
 SHARELATEX_LDAP_URL=ldap://localhost:22389
 SAML_BASE_URL_PATH=http://localhost:22280/simplesaml/
 SHARELATEX_SAML_ENTRYPOINT=http://localhost:22280/simplesaml/saml2/idp/SSOService.php