diff --git a/client/src/store/itemSlice.js b/client/src/store/itemSlice.js
index ffa456b..8d95add 100644
--- a/client/src/store/itemSlice.js
+++ b/client/src/store/itemSlice.js
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ export const itemSlice = createSlice({
       ...state,
       items: [action.payload, ...state.items],
     }),
-    deleteItem: (state, action) =>
-      state.items.filter((i) => i._id !== action.payload),
+    deleteItem: (state, action) => ({
+      ...state,
+      items: state.items.filter((i) => i._id !== action.payload),
+    }),
     setItemsLoading: (state) => ({ ...state, loading: true }),
   },
 });
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 069512d..d88744d 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import mongoose from "mongoose";
 import path from "path";
 import moment from "moment";
 import helmet from "helmet";
-// import { MONGO_URI } from "./config/keys.js";
+import { MONGO_URI } from "./config/keys.js";
 import items from "./routes/api/items.js";
 
 const app = express();
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const app = express();
 // http port
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 // database connection key
-const db = process.env.MONGO_URI; // || MONGO_URI;
+const db = process.env.MONGO_URI || MONGO_URI;
 
 // connection to database
 mongoose