diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index c9dbfeafc..080fa4daf 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -344,14 +344,17 @@ def setup_pymongo_repo():
 def setup_forked_mongoengine():
     with cd(os.path.join(env.VENDOR_PATH, 'mongoengine')):
         with settings(warn_only=True):
-            run('git remote add github http://github.com/samuelclay/mongoengine')
-            run('git checkout dev')
-            run('git pull github dev')
+            run('git checkout master')
+            run('git branch -D dev')
+            run('git remote add sclay git://github.com/samuelclay/mongoengine.git')
+            run('git fetch sclay')
+            run('git checkout -b dev sclay/dev')
+            run('git pull sclay dev')
 
 def switch_forked_mongoengine():
     with cd(os.path.join(env.VENDOR_PATH, 'mongoengine')):
         run('git co dev')
-        run('git pull github dev --force')
+        run('git pull sclay dev --force')
         # run('git checkout .')
         # run('git checkout master')
         # run('get branch -D dev')
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 2fdaff725..4aa8a162c 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import sys
 import logging
 import os
 from mongoengine import connect
-import pymongo
 import redis
 
 # ===========================
@@ -462,9 +461,7 @@ DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG = {
 
 MONGO_DB_DEFAULTS = {
     'name': 'newsblur',
-    'host': 'mongodb://db01,db03/?slaveOk=true',
-    'read_preference': pymongo.ReadPreference.PRIMARY,
-    'replica_set': 'nbset',
+    'host': 'db01,db03',
 }
 MONGO_DB = dict(MONGO_DB_DEFAULTS, **MONGO_DB)
 MONGODB = connect(MONGO_DB.pop('name'), **MONGO_DB)