diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
index 6cd298b..ef94775 100644
--- a/example.env
+++ b/example.env
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ MARIA_USER=
 MARIA_PASS=
 MARIA_DB=framework-proto
 
-MONGO_HOST=localhost
+# MONGO_URI will be used if given
+MONGO_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/auth
+MONGO_HOST=127.0.0.1
 MONGO_PORT=27017
 MONGO_USER=
 MONGO_PASS=
@@ -14,7 +16,8 @@ MONGO_DB=framework-proto
 MONGO_AUTH_DB=auth
 
 # temp while figuring out a better solution for non-memory mongo cache
-MONGO_MEMORY_HOST=localhost
+MONGO_MEMORY_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27018/auth
+MONGO_MEMORY_HOST=127.0.0.1
 MONGO_MEMORY_PORT=27018
 MONGO_MEMORY_USER=
 MONGO_MEMORY_PASS=