diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index cbee44f..b04b5e1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -66,4 +66,3 @@ services:
     network_mode: host
     build:
       context: ./emitter
-    entrypoint: /emitter/camtiler.py
diff --git a/emitter/Dockerfile b/emitter/Dockerfile
index 5fd09d2..80d8f4a 100644
--- a/emitter/Dockerfile
+++ b/emitter/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM python
-WORKDIR /emitter
+RUN pip install pymongo
+
 COPY ./emitter.py ./
-ENTRYPOINT emitter.py
+CMD ["python", "./emitter.py"]
 
 LABEL name="emitter"
diff --git a/emitter/emitter.py b/emitter/emitter.py
index f6de0e1..44fd63b 100644
--- a/emitter/emitter.py
+++ b/emitter/emitter.py
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ from pymongo import MongoClient
 from bson.objectid import ObjectId
 from time import sleep
 
-MONGO_URI="mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017"
+MONGO_URI="mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/default"
 
-client = MongoClient(MONGO_URI)
-db = client['default']
-col = db['eventlog']
+db = MongoClient(MONGO_URI).get_default_database() 
 
 while True:
-    col.insertOne({"foo": "bar"})
+    db.eventlog.insert_one({ "timestamp": "...", "event": "motion-detected", "started": "...", "finished": "...", "component": "motion-detect", "camera": "Server room", "action": "event",
+                    })
     sleep(1)
diff --git a/mongo-init.sh b/mongo-init.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dacf7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mongo-init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+mongo <<EOF
+
+rs.initiate({
+    _id: 'rs0',
+    members: [
+        {_id: 0, host: '127.0.0.1:27017'}
+    ]
+})
+
+EOF