diff --git a/packages/strapi-hook-mongoose/lib/index.js b/packages/strapi-hook-mongoose/lib/index.js
index e90eecd394..f5c83a0097 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-hook-mongoose/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-hook-mongoose/lib/index.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ module.exports = function(strapi) {
           password,
           database,
           srv,
+          useUnifiedTopology
         } = connection.settings;
 
         const uriOptions = uri ? url.parse(uri, true).query : {};
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ module.exports = function(strapi) {
         connectOptions.useNewUrlParser = true;
         connectOptions.dbName = database;
         connectOptions.useCreateIndex = true;
+        connectOptions.useUnifiedTopology = useUnifiedTopology || 'false';
 
         try {
           /* FIXME: for now, mongoose doesn't support srv auth except the way including user/pass in URI.