diff --git a/Database/Persist/MongoDB.hs b/Database/Persist/MongoDB.hs
--- a/Database/Persist/MongoDB.hs
+++ b/Database/Persist/MongoDB.hs
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@
 import Data.Word (Word16)
 import Data.Monoid (mappend)
 import Data.Typeable
+import Control.Monad.Trans.Resource (MonadThrow (..))
+import Control.Monad.Trans.Control (MonadBaseControl)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 import FileLocation (debug)
@@ -392,7 +394,11 @@
             t = entityDef $ Just $ dummyFromKey k
 
 instance MonadThrow m => MonadThrow (DB.Action m) where
+#if MIN_VERSION_resourcet(1,1,0)
+    throwM = lift . throwM
+#else
     monadThrow = lift . monadThrow
+#endif
 
 instance (Applicative m, Functor m, Trans.MonadIO m, MonadBaseControl IO m) => PersistUnique (DB.Action m) where
     getBy uniq = do
diff --git a/persistent-mongoDB.cabal b/persistent-mongoDB.cabal
--- a/persistent-mongoDB.cabal
+++ b/persistent-mongoDB.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            persistent-mongoDB
-version:         1.3.0.3
+version:         1.3.0.4
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Greg Weber <greg@gregweber.info>