diff --git a/tests/test_batchq.py b/tests/test_batchq.py
index 9e86b2c..690d8a1 100644
--- a/tests/test_batchq.py
+++ b/tests/test_batchq.py
@@ -196,3 +196,5 @@ def test_submit_job_arguments():
     assert (
         len(missing_params) == 0
     ), f"Missing parameters in submit_job: {', '.join(missing_params)}"
+
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utilix/rundb.py b/utilix/rundb.py
index 8032fca..97dc379 100644
--- a/utilix/rundb.py
+++ b/utilix/rundb.py
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ def pymongo_collection(collection='runs', **kwargs):
     if not database:
         database = uconfig.get('RunDB', 'pymongo_database')
     uri = uri.format(user=user, pw=pw, url=url)
-    c = pymongo.MongoClient(uri, readPreference='secondaryPreferred')
+    c = pymongo.MongoClient(uri, readPreference='secondary')
     DB = c[database]
     coll = DB[collection]
     # Checkout the collection we are returning and raise errors if you want