diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d1936b9ca..2e1e529fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Execute npm rebuild in docker. [#855](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/pull/855)
 - Sentry reporting for missing translations. [#858](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/issues/858)
 - Migration for `visible` field. [#890](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/pull/890)
+- Migration for `fileUnitType` field. [#907](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/pull/907)
 - My courses: Make title or teaser image clickable [#904](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/issues/904)
 
 ### Changed
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - `AuthController` `addWhitelistedUserToCourses` broken condition & typos. [#895](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/issues/895)
 - `ChatRoomController` internal data leak. [#897](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/issues/897)
 - Error on clicking on notification. [#916](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/issues/916)
+- Depcreated warning on startup. [#920](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/pull/920)
 
 ### Security
 - Secured the static `'uploads'` route by introducing a special `'mediaToken'` with new JWT strategy & middleware. [#729](https://github.com/geli-lms/geli/issues/729)
diff --git a/api/src/migrations/scripts/20181019-fileUnit.ts b/api/src/migrations/scripts/20181019-fileUnit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24604c098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/migrations/scripts/20181019-fileUnit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// tslint:disable:no-console
+
+import {Unit} from '../../models/units/Unit';
+import {IFileUnitModel} from '../../models/units/FileUnit';
+
+class FileUnitMigration20181019 {
+
+  async up() {
+    const fileUnitTypeMissing: IFileUnitModel[] = <any>await Unit.find({__t: 'file', fileUnitType: {$exists: false}});
+
+    for (const unit of fileUnitTypeMissing) {
+      try {
+        unit.fileUnitType = 'file';
+        await unit.save({validateBeforeSave: false});
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.log('Could not add "fileUnitType" to unit ' + unit.name + ' error: ' + error);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+export = FileUnitMigration20181019;
diff --git a/api/src/server.ts b/api/src/server.ts
index 570184e5d..d865f75ec 100644
--- a/api/src/server.ts
+++ b/api/src/server.ts
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ export class Server {
   }
 
   start() {
-    mongoose.connect(config.database);
+    mongoose.connect(config.database, {useNewUrlParser: true});
 
-    // Request logger
     this.app.use(morgan('combined'));
+
     const server = this.app.listen(config.port, () => {
       process.stdout.write('Server successfully started at port ' + config.port);
     });