diff --git a/lib/adapters/mongodb.js b/lib/adapters/mongodb.js
index 972bc378..f6c87480 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/mongodb.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/mongodb.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exports.initialize = function initializeSchema(schema, callback) {
         var url = require('url').parse(schema.settings.url);
         s.host = url.hostname;
         s.port = url.port;
-        s.database = url.path.replace(/^\//, '');
+        s.database = url.pathname.replace(/^\//, '');
         s.username = url.auth && url.auth.split(':')[0];
         s.password = url.auth && url.auth.split(':')[1];
     }