diff --git a/app/templates/server/app.js b/app/templates/server/app.js
index 44678b01b..02593347b 100644
--- a/app/templates/server/app.js
+++ b/app/templates/server/app.js
@@ -24,17 +24,11 @@ var socketio = require('socket.io').listen(server);
 require('./config/socketio')(socketio);<% } %>
 require('./config/express')(app);
 require('./routes')(app);
-<% if (filters.twitterAuth) { %>
-mongoose.connection.on('connected', function () {
-	// Start server
-	server.listen(config.port, config.ip, function() {
-	    console.log('Express server listening on %d, in %s mode', config.port, app.get('env'));
-	});
-});<% } else { %>
+
 // Start server
 server.listen(config.port, config.ip, function () {
   console.log('Express server listening on %d, in %s mode', config.port, app.get('env'));
-});<% } %>
+});
 
 // Expose app
 exports = module.exports = app;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/templates/server/config/express.js b/app/templates/server/config/express.js
index 9bef453b0..59880194a 100644
--- a/app/templates/server/config/express.js
+++ b/app/templates/server/config/express.js
@@ -33,17 +33,15 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   app.use(cookieParser());
   <% if (filters.auth) { %>app.use(passport.initialize());<% } %><% if (filters.twitterAuth) { %>
 
-  mongoose.connection.on('connected', function () {
-    // Persist sessions with mongoStore
-    // We need to enable sessions for passport twitter because its an oauth 1.0 strategy
-    app.use(session({
-      secret: config.secrets.session,
-      resave: true,
-      saveUninitialized: true,
-      store: new mongoStore({ mongoose_connection: mongoose.connection })
-    }));
-  });<% } %>
-
+  // Persist sessions with mongoStore
+  // We need to enable sessions for passport twitter because its an oauth 1.0 strategy
+  app.use(session({
+    secret: config.secrets.session,
+    resave: true,
+    saveUninitialized: true,
+    store: new mongoStore({ mongoose_connection: mongoose.connection })
+  }));
+  <% } %>
   if ('production' === env) {
     app.use(favicon(path.join(config.root, 'public', 'favicon.ico')));
     app.use(express.static(path.join(config.root, 'public')));