diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Wireguard.pm b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Wireguard.pm
index 771b24e..a10cd14 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Wireguard.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Wireguard.pm
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ use SrvMngr qw( theme_list init_session is_normal_password );
 use esmith::ConfigDB;
 use Net::IP;
 
-our $adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die "Couldn't open accounts DB\ndb";
-our $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open() || die "Couldn't open config DB\n";
-our $wdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open('wireguard') || esmith::ConfigDB->create('wireguard');
-our $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open_ro || die "Error opening networks DB\n";
-
+my $adb;
+my $cdb;
+my $wdb;
+my $ndb;
 
 sub main {
 
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@ sub main {
     $c->app->log->info($c->log_req);
 
     my %wrg_datas = ();
+	$wdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open('wireguard') || esmith::ConfigDB->create('wireguard');
+
     my $title = $c->l('wrg_FORM_TITLE');
 
     $wrg_datas{'trt'} = 'LST';
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ sub do_display {
     my $title = $c->l('wrg_FORM_TITLE');
     my $modul = '';
 
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die "Couldn't open accounts DB\ndb";
+	$cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open() || die "Couldn't open config DB\n";
+	$wdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open('wireguard') || esmith::ConfigDB->create('wireguard');
+	#$ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open_ro || die "Error opening networks DB\n";
+
     $wrg_datas{'trt'} = $trt;
 
         if ( $trt eq 'QRC' ) {
@@ -140,6 +146,11 @@ sub do_action {
     my $result = '';
     my $res = '';
 
+	$adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die "Couldn't open accounts DB\ndb";
+	$cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open() || die "Couldn't open config DB\n";
+	$wdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open('wireguard') || esmith::ConfigDB->create('wireguard');
+	$ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open_ro || die "Error opening networks DB\n";
+
     if ( $trt eq 'QRC' ) {
     #	NEVER
     }
@@ -572,4 +583,4 @@ sub test_for_private_ip {
 
 1
 
-__END__
+__END__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smeserver-wireguard.spec b/smeserver-wireguard.spec
index 33a076b..169ccbd 100644
--- a/smeserver-wireguard.spec
+++ b/smeserver-wireguard.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define release 23
+%define release 24
 %define version 1.0
 %define debug_package %{nil}
 
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 24 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 1.0-24.sme
+- Sort out access to DB vis a vis caching [SME: 13168]
+
 * Mon Sep 22 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 1.0-23.sme
 - add debuginfo define to suppress it [SME: 13168]
 - Fix config call in layout [SME: 13168]