diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Services/LocationStore.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Services/LocationStore.cs
index 21f1676..6689401 100644
--- a/microservices/LocationsApi/Services/LocationStore.cs
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Services/LocationStore.cs
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ public class LocationStore
             }
         };
 
-        var options = new CreateCollectionOptions
-        {
-            Validator = new BsonDocumentFilterDefinition<BsonDocument>(validator),
-            ValidationAction = DocumentValidationAction.Error
-        };
-
         var collections = db.ListCollectionNames().ToList();
         if (!collections.Contains(collectionName))
         {
-            db.CreateCollection(collectionName, options);
+            var createCommand = new BsonDocument
+            {
+                { "create", collectionName },
+                { "validator", validator },
+                { "validationAction", "error" }
+            };
+            db.RunCommand<BsonDocument>(createCommand);
             return;
         }