diff --git a/config/initializers/mongo.rb b/config/initializers/mongo.rb
index f064bcf..dd72b25 100644
--- a/config/initializers/mongo.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/mongo.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-if ENV['MONGOHQ_URL']
-  settings = URI.parse(ENV['MONGOHQ_URL'] || 'mongodb://localhost/sushi')
+if mongo = ENV['MONGOHQ_URL'] || ENV['MONGOLAB_URI']
+  settings = URI.parse(mongo)
   database_name = settings.path.gsub(/^\//, '')
 
   Mongoid.configure do |config|
     config.master = Mongo::Connection.new(settings.host, settings.port).db(database_name)
     config.master.authenticate(settings.user, settings.password) if settings.user
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
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