diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Shares-Custom.pm b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Shares-Custom.pm
index 2d96504..21798aa 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Shares-Custom.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Shares-Custom.pm
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 #
 use esmith::util;
 use esmith::util::network;
-use esmith::ConfigDB;
-use esmith::HostsDB;
-use esmith::AccountsDB;
+use esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::HostsDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8;
 use esmith::NetworksDB;
-use esmith::DomainsDB;
+use esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8;
 
 use constant FALSE => 0;
 use constant TRUE  => 1;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ my $ddb;
 		# Return a hash with the fields required which will be loaded into the shared data 
 		my $c = shift;
 		my $name = $c->param('Selected');
-		$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+		$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
 		my $rec = $adb->get($name) || die("Share $name is not in DB ");
 		my %ret = (
 			'Data1'=>'Data for MODIFY', #Example
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ my $ddb;
 		# Return a hash with the fields required which will be loaded into the shared data 
 		my $c = shift;
 		my $name = $c->param('Selected');
-		$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+		$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
 		my $rec = $adb->get($name) || die("Share $name is not in DB ");
 		my %ret = (
 			'Data1'=>'Data for MODIFY', #Example
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ my $ddb;
 		# Return a hash with the fields required which will be loaded into the shared data 
 		my $c = shift;
 		my $name = $c->param('Selected');
-		$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+		$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
 		my $rec = $adb->get($name) || die("Share $name is not in DB ");
 		my %ret = (
 			'Data1'=>'Data for MODIFY', #Example
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ sub actual_Table1 {
 	my $c = shift;
 	my @ret = ();
 	# Actual code for extracting Table1
-	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
     my @shares = $adb->get_all_by_prop(type => 'share');
     foreach my $share (@shares) {
         my $sharename = $share->key();
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ sub save_share {
 	#
     my $c = shift;
     my $name = $c->param('name');
-	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
     my $acct = $adb->get($name);
     my $is_create = !$acct;
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ sub save_share {
 sub modify_perm {
     my $c = shift;
     my $name = $c->param('name');
-	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
     my $acct = $adb->get($name);
 
     return $c->l('sf_CANT_FIND_SHARE') unless($acct && $acct->prop('type') eq 'share');
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ sub modify_perm {
 # Remove a share
 sub remove_share {
     my $c = shift;
-	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
     my $name = $c->param('Selected');
     my $acct = $adb->get($name);
     return $c->l('sf_CANCELED','First') if ($c->param('cancel'));
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ sub remove_share {
 
 sub conflict_check {
     my ($c, $name) = @_;
-	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");   
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");   
     my $rec = $adb->get($name);
 
     my $type;
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ sub confirm_password {
 
 sub max_share_name_length {
     my ($c, $data) = @_;
-	$cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+	$cdb = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
 	my $rec = $cdb->get('maxShareNameLength');
 	my $max = (defined $rec ? $rec->value : '12');
 
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ sub max_share_name_length {
 sub acl_list {
     my ($c, $which) = @_;
     my $sharename = $c->param('Selected');
-    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
     my $share = $adb->get($sharename);
     return $c->l('sf_SHARE_NOT_FOUND') unless ($share);
 
diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Shares.pm b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Shares.pm
index 9d44118..6c156bc 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Shares.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Shares.pm
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ use Data::Dumper;
 
 use esmith::util;
 use esmith::util::network;
-use esmith::ConfigDB;
-use esmith::AccountsDB;
+use esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8;
 use esmith::NetworksDB;
-use esmith::HostsDB;
-use esmith::DomainsDB;
+use esmith::HostsDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8;
 
 my $cdb;
 my $adb;
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ sub main {
     $c->app->log->info( $c->log_req );
 
 	#The most common ones
-	 $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
-	 $adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+	 $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+	 $adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
 	 $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
-	 $hdb = esmith::HostsDB->open() 	  || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
-	 $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+	 $hdb = esmith::HostsDB::UTF8->open() 	  || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
+	 $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
 
      %sf_data = ();
     my $title = $c->l('sf_Shared_Folders');
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ sub do_update {
 	my $modul = '';
 
 	#The most common ones - you might want to comment out any not used.
-	$cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
-	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+	$cdb = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
 	$ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
-	$hdb = esmith::HostsDB->open() 	  || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
-	$ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+	$hdb = esmith::HostsDB::UTF8->open() 	  || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
+	$ddb = esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
 
     my $title = $c->l('sf_Shared_Folders');
 
@@ -275,11 +275,11 @@ sub do_display {
     $c->app->log->info($c->log_req);
 
 	#The most common ones - you might want to comment out any not used.
-	$cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
-	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+	$cdb = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
 	$ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
-	$hdb = esmith::HostsDB->open() 	  || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
-	$ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+	$hdb = esmith::HostsDB::UTF8->open() 	  || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
+	$ddb = esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
     
     my $title = $c->l('sf_Shared_Folders');
     my $modul = "";
diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/themes/default/templates/partials/_sf_PERMISSIONS.html.ep b/root/usr/share/smanager/themes/default/templates/partials/_sf_PERMISSIONS.html.ep
index 2e24f6d..96a8b57 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/themes/default/templates/partials/_sf_PERMISSIONS.html.ep
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/themes/default/templates/partials/_sf_PERMISSIONS.html.ep
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 				</tr>
 			</thead>
 			<tbody class='tabl2'>
-				% my $control_data = $c->stash('Table3');
+				% $control_data = $c->stash('Table3');
 				% foreach my $row (@$control_data) {
 				<tr class='table-row'>
 					<td class='sme-border table-col table-col-Table3_Groups'><%=$c->render_to_string(inline=>$row->{'Table3_Users'})%></td>
diff --git a/smeserver-shared-folders.spec b/smeserver-shared-folders.spec
index 2faa048..1997648 100644
--- a/smeserver-shared-folders.spec
+++ b/smeserver-shared-folders.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Summary: sme server shared folders module
 %define name smeserver-shared-folders
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 2
+%define release 3
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ This module allows you to create network shares
 with more flexibility than ibays as it supports ACLs
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 06 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-3.sme
+- Add UTF8 and avoid potential DB caching problems [SME: 13209]
+
 * Sat Oct 04 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-2.sme
 - Delete en.pm and create .lex file if needed [SME: 13214]