diff --git a/examples/with-mongodb/util/mongodb.js b/examples/with-mongodb/util/mongodb.js
index 5da2e6a10b797..12db0928f904d 100644
--- a/examples/with-mongodb/util/mongodb.js
+++ b/examples/with-mongodb/util/mongodb.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb'
 
-const { MONGODB_URI, MONGODB_DB } = process.env
+const MONGODB_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI
+const MONGODB_DB = process.env.MONGODB_DB
 
 if (!MONGODB_URI) {
   throw new Error(