diff --git a/examples/with-mongodb-mongoose/utils/dbConnect.js b/examples/with-mongodb-mongoose/utils/dbConnect.js
index 7942256bcf250..106cbc68cc559 100644
--- a/examples/with-mongodb-mongoose/utils/dbConnect.js
+++ b/examples/with-mongodb-mongoose/utils/dbConnect.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import mongoose from 'mongoose'
 
-const { MONGODB_URI } = process.env
+const MONGODB_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI
 
 if (!MONGODB_URI) {
   throw new Error(