title: Node mongodb: Error: connection closed due to parseError
body: <p>Using the native 'mongodb' npm package, I'm receiving </p>
  
  <pre><code>Error: connection closed due to parseError
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When making a very basic query:</p>
  
  <pre><code> collections.myCollection.findOne({id: someID}, function (err, repo) {
      ...  
   })
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The weird thing is, the exact same query has run before. Types are identical for each query, etc.</p>