diff --git a/cmd/policy/main.go b/cmd/policy/main.go
index dcd2ff894ae27f8980df90bf83186e9d2e70186b..26690bd44e4d29ef04a8378ca7024c1c1bac75a6 100644
--- a/cmd/policy/main.go
+++ b/cmd/policy/main.go
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ func main() {
 	// connect to mongo db
 	db, err := mongo.Connect(
 		context.Background(),
-		options.Client().ApplyURI(cfg.Mongo.Addr))
+		options.Client().ApplyURI(cfg.Mongo.Addr).SetAuth(options.Credential{
+			Username: cfg.Mongo.User,
+			Password: cfg.Mongo.Pass,
+		}),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatal("error connecting to mongodb", zap.Error(err))
 	}