diff --git a/config/lib/mongoose.js b/config/lib/mongoose.js
index 4871ccf4dc..17fae2c234 100644
--- a/config/lib/mongoose.js
+++ b/config/lib/mongoose.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ module.exports.loadModels = function (callback) {
 module.exports.connect = function (cb) {
   var _this = this;
 
+  mongoose.Promise = config.db.promise;
+
   var db = mongoose.connect(config.db.uri, config.db.options, function (err) {
     // Log Error
     if (err) {
@@ -29,8 +31,6 @@ module.exports.connect = function (cb) {
       console.log(err);
     } else {
 
-      mongoose.Promise = config.db.promise;
-
       // Enabling mongoose debug mode if required
       mongoose.set('debug', config.db.debug);