diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 67761fbd0..72aa722a6 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const app = express()
 const helmet = require('helmet')
 const mongoose = require('mongoose')
 const morgan = require('morgan')
+const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('fs')
 
 const configureRoutes = require('./routes.config')
 const dbUtils = require('./utils/db')
@@ -58,13 +60,14 @@ if (process.env.USE_AWS_CERT) {
 // Connect to MongoDB database
 const dbConnectionStr = dbUtils.getMongoConnectionString()
 if (awsCERTFile) {
+  const ca = [fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'config/global-bundle.pem'))]
   mongoose.connect(dbConnectionStr, {
     useNewUrlParser: true,
     useUnifiedTopology: true,
     useFindAndModify: false,
     useCreateIndex: true,
     ssl: true,
-    ca: ''
+    sslCA: ca
   })
 } else {
   console.log('NOT USING AWS CERT FILE')