diff --git a/myApp.js b/myApp.js
index 42c92b8..3cce76b 100644
--- a/myApp.js
+++ b/myApp.js
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 
 /** 1) Install & Set up mongoose */
 
-// Add `mongodb` and `mongoose` to the project's `package.json`. Then require 
-// `mongoose`. Store your **mLab** database URI in the private `.env` file 
-// as `MONGO_URI`. Connect to the database using `mongoose.connect(<Your URI>)`
+// Add mongodb and mongoose to the project's package.json. Then require 
+// mongoose. Store your Mongo Atlas database URI in the private .env file 
+// as MONGO_URI. Connect to the database using the following syntax:
+//
+// mongoose.connect(<Your URI>, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true }); 
+
 
 
 /** # SCHEMAS and MODELS #