diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79ae7e1..b0b9356 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ Installation
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+###0.10.0
+- Update mongodb driver to 1.3.x
+- Add ability to connect with URI
+- Make safe mode the default
+
 ###0.8.1
 - Add mongofixtures CLI program
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f66dcf..e5bbcb4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Charles Davison <charlie@powmedia.co.uk>",
   "name": "pow-mongodb-fixtures",
   "description": "Easy JSON fixture loading for MongoDB.  Makes managing document relationships easier.",
-  "version": "0.9.0",
+  "version": "0.10.0",
   "repository": {
       "type" : "git", 
       "url" : "http://github.com/powmedia/pow-mongodb-fixtures.git"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
 		"async": "0.1.15",
-		"mongodb": ">=0.9.9-8",
+		"mongodb": ">=1.3.0",
 		"underscore": ">=1.2.2",
 		"bson": ">=0.0.4",
     "optimist": "0.3.5"
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index e0ca102..e2e9a73 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //Dependencies
 var fs       = require('fs'),
+    url      = require('url'),
     path     = require('path'),
     mongo    = require('mongodb'),
     ObjectID = require('bson').ObjectID,
@@ -26,11 +27,11 @@ exports.createObjectId = function(id) {
 /**
  * Main method for connecting to the database and returning the fixture loader (Loader)
  * 
- * @param {String}  Database name
- * @param {Object}  Connection options: host ('localhost'), port (27017)
+ * @param {String} dbOrUri    Database name or connection URI
+ * @param {Object} [options]  Connection options: host ('localhost'), port (27017)
  */
-exports.connect = function(dbName, options) {
-  return new Loader(dbName, options);
+exports.connect = function(db, options) {
+  return new Loader(db, options);
 }
 
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ exports.connect = function(dbName, options) {
 /**
  * Loader constructor
  * 
- * @param {String} dbName           Database name
+ * @param {String} dbOrUri          Database name or connection URI
  * @param {Object} [options]        Connection options
  * @param {String} [options.host]   Default: 'localhost'
  * @param {Number} [options.port]   Default: 27017
@@ -46,15 +47,33 @@ exports.connect = function(dbName, options) {
  * @param {String} [options.pass]   Password
  * @param {Boolean} [options.safe]  Default: false
  */
-var Loader = exports.Loader = function(dbName, options) {
-  options = _.extend({
-    db: dbName,
-    host: 'localhost',
-    port: 27017,
-    user: null,
-    pass: null,
-    safe: false
-  }, options);
+var Loader = exports.Loader = function(dbOrUri, options) {
+  //Try parsing uri
+  var parts = url.parse(dbOrUri);
+
+  //Using connection URI
+  if (parts.protocol) {
+    options = _.extend({
+      db: parts.path.replace('/', ''),
+      host: parts.hostname,
+      port: parseInt(parts.port, 10),
+      user: parts.auth ? parts.auth.split(':')[0] : null,
+      pass: parts.auth ? parts.auth.split(':')[1] : null,
+      safe: true
+    }, options);
+  }
+
+  //Using DB name
+  else {
+    options = _.extend({
+      db: dbOrUri,
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 27017,
+      user: null,
+      pass: null,
+      safe: true
+    }, options);
+  }
   
   this.options = options;
   this.modifiers = [];
@@ -456,3 +475,34 @@ var _dirToObject = function(dir, cb) {
     cb(null, combinedData);
   });
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * Builds the full connection URI
+ *
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * 
+ * @return {String}
+ */
+var _buildConnectionUri = function(options) {
+  var parts = ['mongodb://'];
+
+  if (options.user) parts.push(options.user);
+
+  if (options.pass) {
+    parts.push(':');
+    parts.push(options.pass);
+  }
+
+  if (options.user) {
+    parts.push('@');
+  }
+
+  parts.push(options.host);
+  parts.push(':');
+  parts.push(options.port);
+  parts.push('/');
+  parts.push(options.db);
+
+  return parts.join('');
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index b598908..b74c18f 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -72,6 +72,38 @@ exports['createObjectId'] = {
 };
 
 
+exports['connect with dbName'] = function(test) {
+  var loader = fixtures.connect(dbName);
+
+  var options = loader.options;
+
+  test.same(options.db, 'pow-mongodb-fixtures-test');
+  test.same(options.host, 'localhost');
+  test.same(options.port, 27017);
+  test.same(options.user, null);
+  test.same(options.pass, null);
+  test.same(options.safe, true);
+
+  test.done();
+}
+
+
+exports['connect with uri'] = function(test) {
+  var loader = fixtures.connect('mongodb://username:password@example.com:9191/dbname');
+
+  var options = loader.options;
+
+  test.same(options.db, 'dbname');
+  test.same(options.host, 'example.com');
+  test.same(options.port, 9191);
+  test.same(options.user, 'username');
+  test.same(options.pass, 'password');
+  test.same(options.safe, true);
+
+  test.done();
+}
+
+
 exports['works when referencing an objectID in different scope'] = {
   'when using this': function(test) {
     var todo = 'TODO: Havent been able to replicate error yet:';