diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/container-deploy.yml
index 961432b1f6..e99217a556 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-deploy.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         echo "SSH_HOST=10.1.0.201" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "ROBOTOFF_INSTANCE=prod" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "ROBOTOFF_TLD=org" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "MONGO_URI=mongodb://213.36.253.195:27017" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        # use prod mongodb through stunnel
+        echo "MONGO_URI=mongodb://10.1.0.101:27017" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "INFLUXDB_HOST=10.1.0.201" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Wait for container build workflow
       uses: tomchv/wait-my-workflow@v1.1.0