diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 900d4b5..b59a4a0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-2.2.34.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-o09Zu+thdUrsQy3nLD/iFSakTBo=",
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb-core/-/mongodb-core-2.1.18.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-TEYTm986HwMt7ZHbSfOO7AFlkFA=",
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-        "kareem": "1.5.0",
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-        "mongodb": "2.2.34",
+        "mongodb": "3.0.4",
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-        "mpromise": "0.5.5",
-        "mquery": "2.3.3",
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-        "muri": "1.3.0",
         "regexp-clone": "0.0.1",
         "sliced": "1.0.1"
       }
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+    "mongoose-legacy-pluralize": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose-legacy-pluralize/-/mongoose-legacy-pluralize-1.0.2.tgz",
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mpath/-/mpath-0.3.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-elj3iem1/TyUUgY0FXlg8mvV70Q="
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mpromise/-/mpromise-0.5.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-9bJCWddjrMIlewoMjG2Gb9UXMuY="
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mquery/-/mquery-2.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NC8L14kn+qxJbbJ1gbcEMDxF0sC3sv+1cbRReXXwVvowcwY1y9KoVZFq0ebwARibsadu8lx8nWGvm3V0Pf0ZWQ==",
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mquery/-/mquery-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WL1Lk8v4l8VFSSwN3yCzY9TXw+fKVYKn6f+w86TRzOLSE8k1yTgGaLBPUByJQi8VcLbOdnUneFV/y3Kv874pnQ==",
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@@ -4951,11 +4937,6 @@
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-    "muri": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/muri/-/muri-1.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FiaFwKl864onHFFUV/a2szAl7X0fxVlSKNdhTf+BM8i8goEgYut8u5P9MqQqIYwvaMxjzVESsoEm/2kfkFH1rg=="
-    },
     "mute-stream": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-0.0.7.tgz",
@@ -6091,15 +6072,6 @@
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       }
     },
-    "pico-flux": {
-      "version": "3.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pico-flux/-/pico-flux-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GKz0DI1UimZbMvOwNVWwFZOmLwe86HsDWkLKBQKQqsI0+/vibK/y3Oh2RpsGoroOrP81oToEkaKmUfdQUGcm2A==",
-      "requires": {
-        "create-react-class": "15.6.3",
-        "react": "16.3.1"
-      }
-    },
     "pico-router": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pico-router/-/pico-router-2.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ade10b7..4343e92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.11.2",
     "marked": "^0.3.5",
     "moment": "^2.11.0",
-    "mongoose": "^4.13.12",
+    "mongoose": "^5.0.13",
     "nconf": "^0.10.0",
     "pico-router": "^2.1.0",
     "react": "^16.3.1",
diff --git a/scripts/project.json b/scripts/project.json
index fab7063..7523deb 100644
--- a/scripts/project.json
+++ b/scripts/project.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 		"moment",
 		"superagent",
 		"marked",
-		"pico-router",
-		"pico-flux"
+		"pico-router"
 	]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index d401ef0..d70ac50 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ const config = require('nconf')
 	.file('defaults', { file: 'config/default.json' });
 
 //DB
-require('mongoose')
-	.connect(process.env.MONGODB_URI || process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost/naturalcrit')
-	.connection.on('error', ()=>{
-		console.log('Error : Could not connect to a Mongo Database.');
-		console.log('        If you are running locally, make sure mongodb.exe is running.');
-	});
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGODB_URI || process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost/naturalcrit');
+mongoose.connection.on('error', ()=>{
+	console.log('Error : Could not connect to a Mongo Database.');
+	console.log('        If you are running locally, make sure mongodb.exe is running.');
+	throw 'Can not connect to Mongo';
+});
 
 
 //Account MIddleware