diff --git a/yesod/Scaffolding/Scaffolder.hs b/yesod/Scaffolding/Scaffolder.hs
index 1fa68016..679285a6 100644
--- a/yesod/Scaffolding/Scaffolder.hs
+++ b/yesod/Scaffolding/Scaffolder.hs
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ scaffold = do
             then "                 , persistent-mongoDB >= 0.6.1 && < 0.7\n                 , mongoDB >= 1.1\n                 , bson >= 0.1.5\n"
             else "                 , persistent-" ++ backendLower ++ " >= 0.6 && < 0.7"
 
+        monadControlVersion =
+          if backend == MongoDB
+              then "== 0.2.*"
+              else "== 0.3.*"
+
 
     let fst3 (x, _, _) = x
     year <- show . fst3 . toGregorian . utctDay <$> getCurrentTime
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg b/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
index 0963ab21..1b16d206 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ executable         ~project~
                  , shakespeare-js                >= 0.10       && < 0.11
                  , shakespeare-text              >= 0.10       && < 0.11
                  , hjsmin                        >= 0.0.14     && < 0.1
-                 , monad-control                 >= 0.3        && < 0.4
+                 , monad-control                 ~monadControlVersion~