diff --git a/mongodb/README.md b/mongodb/README.md
index 6f7f500d..5322bb20 100644
--- a/mongodb/README.md
+++ b/mongodb/README.md
@@ -41,22 +41,30 @@ store := mongodb.New()
 
 // Initialize custom config
 store := mongodb.New(mongodb.Config{
-	Atlas:      false,
 	Host:       "127.0.0.1",
 	Port:       27017,
 	Database:   "fiber",
 	Collection: "fiber_storage",
 	Reset:      false,
 })
+
+// Initialize custom config using connection string
+store := mongodb.New(mongodb.Config{
+	ConnectionURI: "mongodb://user:password@127.0.0.1:27017",
+	Database:   	 "fiber",
+	Collection: 	 "fiber_storage",
+	Reset:      	 false,
+})
+
 ```
 
 ### Config
 ```go
 type Config struct {
-	// Whether the DB is hosted on MongoDB Atlas
+	// Connection string to use for DB. Will override all other authentication values if used
 	//
-	// Optional. Default is false
-	Atlas bool
+	// Optional. Default is ""
+	ConnectionURI string
 
 	// Host name where the DB is hosted
 	//
@@ -98,11 +106,11 @@ type Config struct {
 ### Default Config
 ```go
 var ConfigDefault = Config{
-	Atlas:      false,
-	Host:       "127.0.0.1",
-	Port:       27017,
-	Database:   "fiber",
-	Collection: "fiber_storage",
-	Reset:      false,
+	ConnectionURI: "",
+	Host:          "127.0.0.1",
+	Port:          27017,
+	Database:      "fiber",
+	Collection:    "fiber_storage",
+	Reset:         false,
 }
 ```
diff --git a/mongodb/config.go b/mongodb/config.go
index bcc1fed8..7e496bc8 100644
--- a/mongodb/config.go
+++ b/mongodb/config.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package mongodb
 
 // Config defines the config for storage.
 type Config struct {
-	// Whether the DB is hosted on MongoDB Atlas
+	// Connection string to use for DB. Will override all other authentication values if used
 	//
-	// Optional. Default is false
-	Atlas bool
+	// Optional. Default is ""
+	ConnectionURI string
 
 	// Host name where the DB is hosted
 	//
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ type Config struct {
 
 // ConfigDefault is the default config
 var ConfigDefault = Config{
-	Atlas:      false,
-	Host:       "127.0.0.1",
-	Port:       27017,
-	Database:   "fiber",
-	Collection: "fiber_storage",
-	Reset:      false,
+	ConnectionURI: "",
+	Host:          "127.0.0.1",
+	Port:          27017,
+	Database:      "fiber",
+	Collection:    "fiber_storage",
+	Reset:         false,
 }
 
 // Helper function to set default values
diff --git a/mongodb/mongodb.go b/mongodb/mongodb.go
index 95797d10..b33c9974 100644
--- a/mongodb/mongodb.go
+++ b/mongodb/mongodb.go
@@ -33,25 +33,22 @@ func New(config ...Config) *Storage {
 	cfg := configDefault(config...)
 
 	// Create data source name
-	var dsn = "mongodb"
-	if cfg.Atlas {
-		dsn += "+srv://"
-	} else {
-		dsn += "://"
-	}
-	if cfg.Username != "" {
-		dsn += url.QueryEscape(cfg.Username)
-	}
-	if cfg.Password != "" {
-		dsn += ":" + cfg.Password
-	}
-	if cfg.Username != "" || cfg.Password != "" {
-		dsn += "@"
-	}
-	// Cannot specify port when using MongoDB Atlas
-	if cfg.Atlas {
-		dsn += url.QueryEscape(cfg.Host)
+	var dsn string
+
+	// Check if user supplied connection string
+	if cfg.ConnectionURI != "" {
+		dsn = cfg.ConnectionURI
 	} else {
+		dsn = "mongodb://"
+		if cfg.Username != "" {
+			dsn += url.QueryEscape(cfg.Username)
+		}
+		if cfg.Password != "" {
+			dsn += ":" + cfg.Password
+		}
+		if cfg.Username != "" || cfg.Password != "" {
+			dsn += "@"
+		}
 		dsn += fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", url.QueryEscape(cfg.Host), cfg.Port)
 	}