diff --git a/mongoose.js b/mongoose.js
index 953eb0d11..0aff4c22c 100644
--- a/mongoose.js
+++ b/mongoose.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const enabled = require('debug').enabled;
-const url = process.env.TALK_MONGO_URL || 'mongodb://localhost/coral-talk';
+const url = process.env.TALK_MONGO_URL || 'mongodb://localhost';
 
 // Use native promises
 mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;
diff --git a/tests/asset.js b/tests/asset.js
index a2019966f..f523ce987 100644
--- a/tests/asset.js
+++ b/tests/asset.js
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 const Asset = require('../models/asset');
 
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
-let chai = require('chai');
-let chaiHttp = require('chai-http');
-let server = require('../app');
-let should = chai.should();
+const chai = require('chai');
+const chaiHttp = require('chai-http');
+const server = require('../app');
+const should = chai.should();
 should; // nullop to satisfy linting
 
 chai.use(chaiHttp);