diff --git a/sports-matcher/server/package.json b/sports-matcher/server/package.json
index 9d930a2..7e31335 100644
--- a/sports-matcher/server/package.json
+++ b/sports-matcher/server/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
     "develop": "NODE_ENV=development nodemon server.js",
-    "start": "NODE_ENV=production node server.js",
+    "start": "NODE_ENV=production MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://sports-matcher:PFebEO0btV91HjwF@cluster0.bow9f.mongodb.net/myFirstDatabase?retryWrites=true&w=majority node server.js",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "author": "",
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
     "mongoose": "^6.2.8",
     "validator": "^13.7.0"
   }
-}
+}
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