diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 66c5ee3..da45076 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -1,80 +1,91 @@
 /**
  * Main application file
  */
 
 'use strict';
 
 var _ = require('lodash');
 
 // Set default node environment to development
 process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
   _.merge(process.env, require('./config/local.env'));
 }
 
 var express = require('express');
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var config = require('./config/environment');
 
+function connect() {
+  mongoose.connect(config.mongo.uri, config.mongo.options);
+}
+
 // Connect to database
-mongoose.connect(config.mongo.uri, config.mongo.options);
+var db = mongoose.connection;
+db.on('error', function (err) {
+  console.warn(err.name + ': ' + err.message + '. Trying again in 10 seconds...');
+  setTimeout(connect, 10 * 1000);
+});
 
-// Populate DB with sample data
-if(config.seedDB) { require('./config/seed'); }
+db.on('open', function () {
+  // Populate DB with sample data
+  if(config.seedDB) { require('./config/seed'); }
 
-// Setup server
-var Adaptor = require('./components/adaptor');
-var ObjectCache = require('./components/objectcache');
-var app = express();
-app.set('objectCache', new ObjectCache());
-app.set('roomCache', {});
+  // Setup server
+  var Adaptor = require('./components/adaptor');
+  var ObjectCache = require('./components/objectcache');
+  var app = express();
+  app.set('objectCache', new ObjectCache());
+  app.set('roomCache', {});
 
-var server = require('http').createServer(app);
-var socketio = require('socket.io')(server, {
-    path: '/socket.io'
-});
-var adaptor;
-var sockets = [];
+  var server = require('http').createServer(app);
+  var socketio = require('socket.io')(server, {
+      path: '/socket.io'
+  });
+  var adaptor;
+  var sockets = [];
 
-require('./config/socketio')(socketio);
-require('./config/express')(app);
-require('./routes')(app);
+  require('./config/socketio')(socketio);
+  require('./config/express')(app);
+  require('./routes')(app);
 
-server.on('connection', function (socket) {
-    sockets.push(socket);
-    socket.on('close', function () {
-        sockets.splice(sockets.indexOf(socket), 1);
-    });
-});
+  server.on('connection', function (socket) {
+      sockets.push(socket);
+      socket.on('close', function () {
+          sockets.splice(sockets.indexOf(socket), 1);
+      });
+  });
 
-// Start server
-server.listen(config.port, config.ip, function () {
-  console.log('Express server listening on %d, in %s mode', config.port, app.get('env'));
-  adaptor = new Adaptor(app, socketio, app.get('objectCache'));
-});
+  // Start server
+  server.listen(config.port, config.ip, function () {
+    console.log('Express server listening on %d, in %s mode', config.port, app.get('env'));
+    adaptor = new Adaptor(app, socketio, app.get('objectCache'));
+  });
 
-function destroy() {
-    adaptor.destroy(function () {
-        console.log('All realtime clients disconnected.');
-        app.get('objectCache').destroy(function () {
-            console.log('All objects persisted to DB.');
-            sockets.forEach(function (socket) {
-                socket.destroy();
-            });
-            server.close(function () {
-                console.log('HTTP server shut down.');
-                mongoose.disconnect(function () {
-                    console.log('DB connection closed.');
-                    console.log('Everything successfully shut down. Bye!');
-                    process.exit();
-                });
-            });
-        });
-    });
-}
+  function destroy() {
+      adaptor.destroy(function () {
+          console.log('All realtime clients disconnected.');
+          app.get('objectCache').destroy(function () {
+              console.log('All objects persisted to DB.');
+              sockets.forEach(function (socket) {
+                  socket.destroy();
+              });
+              server.close(function () {
+                  console.log('HTTP server shut down.');
+                  mongoose.disconnect(function () {
+                      console.log('DB connection closed.');
+                      console.log('Everything successfully shut down. Bye!');
+                      process.exit();
+                  });
+              });
+          });
+      });
+  }
 
-process.on("SIGTERM", destroy);
-process.on("SIGINT", destroy);
+  process.on("SIGTERM", destroy);
+  process.on("SIGINT", destroy);
+  // Expose app
+  exports = module.exports = app;
+});
 
-// Expose app
-exports = module.exports = app;
+connect();