diff --git a/config/database.config.js b/config/database.config.js
index 2d6e6df..0fd62cd 100644
--- a/config/database.config.js
+++ b/config/database.config.js
@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@ const database_config = {
     /*
      * MongoDB port on the database host.
      */
+    // port: env('DATABASE_PORT', 27017),
     port: env('DATABASE_PORT', 27017),
 
+    protocol: env('DATABASE_PROTOCOL', 'mongodb'),
+    connect_flags: env('DATABASE_FLAGS', '?authSource=admin'),
+
     auth: {
 
         /*
          * Boolean true if the database connection requires auth.
          */
-        require: env('DATABASE_AUTH', false),
+        require: 'true', // env('DATABASE_AUTH', false),
 
         /*
          * MongoDB username and password.
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
index 633d04f..10329b5 100644
--- a/example.env
+++ b/example.env
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ SERVER_PORT=8000
 # 5 - Debug
 LOGGING_LEVEL=10
 
-DATABASE_HOST=cluster0.54a0p.mongodb.net
+DATABASE_HOST=eecs448.garrettmills.dev
 DATABASE_PORT=27017
-DATABASE_NAME=football_dev1
+DATABASE_NAME=football_1
 
 # if true, specify DATABASE_USERNAME and DATABASE_PASSWORD
 DATABASE_AUTH=true
-DATABASE_USERNAME=448developuser
+DATABASE_USERNAME=eecs448proj
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=
 
 # used to hash passwords and session keys
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffded93..b2a4417 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
     "flitter-i18n": "^0.1.0",
     "flitter-orm": "^0.4.0",
     "flitter-upload": "^0.8.1",
-    "libflitter": "^0.53.0"
+    "libflitter": "^0.58.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 51bfcc0..d8c457b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2364,10 +2364,10 @@ leven@^1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/leven/-/leven-1.0.2.tgz#9144b6eebca5f1d0680169f1a6770dcea60b75c3"
   integrity sha1-kUS27ryl8dBoAWnxpncNzqYLdcM=
 
-libflitter@^0.53.0:
-  version "0.53.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/libflitter/-/libflitter-0.53.0.tgz#f1e2250597916dd7b7b7b8f0af04118ed1f30b41"
-  integrity sha512-i8otSTzNwMFJEa585bw+xfaNSuXm6c/kQBYXsyB8jzFU9PBFmvrEp/QzRqQD/lDgiQChYgjRs2TJofqDYvAOHg==
+libflitter@^0.58.1:
+  version "0.58.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/libflitter/-/libflitter-0.58.1.tgz#bee2e5e65a325046632c799f76c455cb5a2f203e"
+  integrity sha512-23k/G6HfMEHvGxjIupVOjpmLkcLYYDRvXSYTLkDMeAyGfzXNTSVVS2a+TFoR72Nuj3dMrDxIqvHp1iNGn4y54Q==
   dependencies:
     colors "^1.3.3"
     connect-mongodb-session "^2.2.0"