diff --git a/lib/operations/connect.js b/lib/operations/connect.js
index fe600ff30e..54b5c8a1cf 100644
--- a/lib/operations/connect.js
+++ b/lib/operations/connect.js
@@ -493,7 +493,10 @@ function createTopology(mongoClient, topologyType, options, callback) {
       connectionString = 'mongodb://%2Ftmp%2Fmongocryptd.sock/?serverSelectionTimeoutMS=1000';
     }
 
-    const mongocryptdClient = new MongoClient(connectionString, { useUnifiedTopology: true });
+    const mongocryptdClient = new MongoClient(connectionString, {
+      useNewUrlParser: true,
+      useUnifiedTopology: true
+    });
     mongocryptdClient.connect(err => {
       if (err) return callback(err, null);