diff --git a/eventtracking/backends/mongodb.py b/eventtracking/backends/mongodb.py
index 59d871e..1561feb 100644
--- a/eventtracking/backends/mongodb.py
+++ b/eventtracking/backends/mongodb.py
@@ -80,13 +80,20 @@ def _create_indexes(self):
         # TODO: The creation of indexes can be moved to a Django
         # management command or equivalent. There is also an option to
         # run the indexing on the background, without locking.
-        self.collection.create_index([('time', pymongo.DESCENDING)])
-        self.collection.create_index('name')
+        if pymongo.version_tuple[0] == 3:
+            self.collection.ensure_index([('time', pymongo.DESCENDING)])
+            self.collection.ensure_index('name')
+        else:
+            self.collection.create_index([('time', pymongo.DESCENDING)])
+            self.collection.create_index('name')
 
     def send(self, event):
         """Insert the event in to the Mongo collection"""
         try:
-            self.collection.insert_one(event)
+            if pymongo.version_tuple[0] == 3:
+                self.collection.insert(event, manipulate=False)
+            else:
+                self.collection.insert_one(event)
         except (PyMongoError, BSONError):
             # The event will be lost in case of a connection error or any error
             # that occurs when trying to insert the event into Mongo.
diff --git a/eventtracking/backends/tests/test_mongodb.py b/eventtracking/backends/tests/test_mongodb.py
index f5602b6..d9e6ea7 100644
--- a/eventtracking/backends/tests/test_mongodb.py
+++ b/eventtracking/backends/tests/test_mongodb.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from unittest.mock import sentinel
 
+import pymongo
 from pymongo.errors import PyMongoError
 from bson.errors import BSONError
 
@@ -28,8 +29,10 @@ def test_mongo_backend(self):
         self.backend.send(events[1])
 
         # Check if we inserted events into the database
-
-        calls = self.backend.collection.insert_one.mock_calls
+        if pymongo.version_tuple[0] == 3:
+            calls = self.backend.collection.insert.mock_calls
+        else:
+            calls = self.backend.collection.insert_one.mock_calls
 
         self.assertEqual(len(calls), 2)
 
diff --git a/eventtracking/backends/tests/test_mongodb_integration.py b/eventtracking/backends/tests/test_mongodb_integration.py
index e0f60ea..4cf80aa 100644
--- a/eventtracking/backends/tests/test_mongodb_integration.py
+++ b/eventtracking/backends/tests/test_mongodb_integration.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+import pymongo
 from pytz import UTC
 
 from eventtracking.backends.mongodb import MongoBackend
@@ -55,8 +56,13 @@ def test_sequential_events(self):
             mem_events[event['data']['sequence']] = event
         self.assertEqual(len(mem_events), 10)
 
-        cursor = self.mongo_backend.collection.find()
-        self.assertEqual(cursor.count_documents({}), 10)
+        if pymongo.version_tuple[0] == 3:
+            cursor = self.mongo_backend.collection.find()
+            self.assertEqual(cursor.count(), 10)
+        else:
+            collection = self.mongo_backend.collection
+            cursor = collection.find()
+            self.assertEqual(collection.count_documents({}), 10)
 
         for event in cursor:
             mem_event = mem_events[event['data']['sequence']]