diff --git a/Chapter08/01_mongodb_basics/01_mongo_basics.js b/Chapter08/01_mongodb_basics/01_mongo_basics.js
index caf3161..58af274 100644
--- a/Chapter08/01_mongodb_basics/01_mongo_basics.js
+++ b/Chapter08/01_mongodb_basics/01_mongo_basics.js
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ async.waterfall([
     // 2. create collections for our albums and photos
     function (cb) {
         console.log("\n** 2. create albums and photos collections.");
-        db.collection("albums", cb);
+        db.createCollection("albums", cb);
     },
 
     function (albums_coll, cb) {
         albums = albums_coll;
-        db.collection("photos", cb);
+        db.createCollection("photos", cb);
     },
 
     // 3. verify that creating a new album w same name errors out
     function (photos_coll, cb) {
         console.log("\n** 3. verify can't re-create collection if strict.");
         photos = photos_coll;
-        db.collection("albums", {strict: true}, function (err, results) {
+        db.createCollection("albums", {strict: true}, function (err, results) {
             if (err) {
                 console.log(JSON.stringify(err, 0, 2));
                 console.log("Got EXPECTED error re-creating albums.");
diff --git a/Chapter08/02_create_album/app/data/db.js b/Chapter08/02_create_album/app/data/db.js
index aaf5bc9..cfafa33 100644
--- a/Chapter08/02_create_album/app/data/db.js
+++ b/Chapter08/02_create_album/app/data/db.js
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ exports.init = function (callback) {
         //    they already exist, then we're good.
         function (cb) {
             console.log("** 2. create albums and photos collections.");
-            db.collection("albums", cb);
+            db.createCollection("albums", cb);
         },
 
         function (albums_coll, cb) {
             exports.albums = albums_coll;
-            db.collection("photos", cb);
+            db.createCollection("photos", cb);
         },
 
         function (photos_coll, cb) {