diff --git a/errors/errors.json b/errors/errors.json
index 1258ec1..4e21db3 100644
--- a/errors/errors.json
+++ b/errors/errors.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "MONGO_CONN_FAILED": {
     "data": {
       "error": "The error message",
-      "uri": "The connection URI"
     },
     "description": "An error occurred connecting to the MongoDB instance",
     "statusCode": 500
diff --git a/lib/MongoDBModule.js b/lib/MongoDBModule.js
index ffbc7c2..8226eef 100644
--- a/lib/MongoDBModule.js
+++ b/lib/MongoDBModule.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class MongoDBModule extends AbstractModule {
       this.log('info', `connected to ${dbName} on ${hosts}`)
     } catch (e) {
       throw this.app.errors.MONGO_CONN_FAILED
-        .setData({ uri: this.getConfig('connectionUri'), error: e.message })
+        .setData({ error: e.message })
     }
   }