diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 026a2ac718b..fa6ac4fbb24 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 main().catch(err => console.log(err));
 
 async function main() {
-  await mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/test');
+  await mongoose.connect('mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/test');
   
-  // use `await mongoose.connect('mongodb://user:password@localhost:27017/test');` if your database has auth enabled
+  // use `await mongoose.connect('mongodb://user:password@127.0.0.1:27017/test');` if your database has auth enabled
 }
 ```