diff --git a/smeem-output-persistence/mongodb/src/main/resources/mongo-config/application-dev.yml b/smeem-output-persistence/mongodb/src/main/resources/mongo-config/application-dev.yml
index 932e3d23..918aa540 100644
--- a/smeem-output-persistence/mongodb/src/main/resources/mongo-config/application-dev.yml
+++ b/smeem-output-persistence/mongodb/src/main/resources/mongo-config/application-dev.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ spring:
 
   data:
     mongodb:
-      uri: mongodb+srv://${MONGO_USERNAME}:${MONGO_PASSWORD}@${MONGO_HOST}/smeem
+      uri: mongodb+srv://${MONGO_USERNAME}:${MONGO_PASSWORD}@${MONGO_HOST}/smeem?retryWrites=true&w=majority