diff --git a/db/MongoHelper.py b/db/MongoHelper.py
index 3ae5c80..5ade6b0 100644
--- a/db/MongoHelper.py
+++ b/db/MongoHelper.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from gevent import monkey
+monkey.patch_all()
+
 import pymongo
 from config import DB_CONFIG, DEFAULT_SCORE