diff --git a/get-started/nodejs/develop.md b/get-started/nodejs/develop.md
index 3a9e4fd98d..118c878a1a 100644
--- a/get-started/nodejs/develop.md
+++ b/get-started/nodejs/develop.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ services:
    - 9229:9229
   environment:
    - SERVER_PORT=8080
-   - DATABASE_CONNECTIONSTRING=mongodb://mongo:27017/notes
+   - CONNECTIONSTRING=mongodb://mongo:27017/notes
   volumes:
    - ./:/code
   command: npm run debug