diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt-Custom.pm b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt-Custom.pm
index 126d967..e01192c 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt-Custom.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt-Custom.pm
@@ -7,20 +7,15 @@
 #
 use esmith::util;
 use esmith::util::network;
-use esmith::ConfigDB;
-use esmith::HostsDB;
-use esmith::AccountsDB;
-use esmith::NetworksDB;
-use esmith::DomainsDB;
+use esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::HostsDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::NetworksDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8;
 use constant FALSE => 0;
 use constant TRUE  => 1;
 
-#The most common ones
-#our $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
-#our $adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
-#our $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
-#our $hdb = esmith::HostsDB->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
-#our $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+our ($cdb,$adb,$ndb,$hdb,$ddb);
 
 # Validation routines - parameters for each panel
 sub validate_LIST {
@@ -161,7 +156,7 @@ sub validate_CHECKONEDOMAIN {
 # Get singleton data for each panel
 sub get_data_for_panel_LIST {
 
-	my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+    $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
     # Return a hash with the fields required which will be loaded into the shared data
     my $c = shift;
 
@@ -186,7 +181,7 @@ sub get_data_for_panel_PARAMS {
 
     # Return a hash with the fields required which will be loaded into the shared data
     my $c   = shift;
-   	my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+    $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
     my %ret = (
         'Data1'  => 'Data for PARAMS',                                  #Example
                                                                         # fields from Inputs in PARAMS $fields['PARAMS']
@@ -274,8 +269,8 @@ sub actual_DomainList {
     #		 #print $element . "\n";
     #		 push @list, $element;
     #	}
-	my $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
-	my $hdb = esmith::HostsDB->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
+    $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+    $hdb = esmith::HostsDB::UTF8->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
     my @data  = ();
     my $check = $c->l('Check Domain');
 
@@ -288,7 +283,7 @@ sub actual_DomainList {
         my $checklink = "<a href='" . $link . "&CHECKONEDOMAIN=" . $_->key . "'>" . $check . "</a>";
 
         #my $checklink = "<a href=''>check</a>";
-        $isincert = "Y" if ($dname ~~ @list);
+        $isincert = "Y" if (grep(/^$dname$/, @list));
 
         # domain
         push @data,
@@ -303,13 +298,14 @@ sub actual_DomainList {
 
         #and hosts
         for my $h ($hdb->get_hosts_by_domain($dname)) {
-            next if $ddb->get($h->key);
+	    my $hname = $h->key;
+            next if $ddb->get($hname);
             next unless ($h->prop('HostType') eq "Self" || $h->prop('HostType') eq "Local");
             $le       = $h->prop('letsencryptSSLcert') || 'disabled';    #letsencrypt configure all
             $isincert = "N";
-            $isincert = "Y" if ($h->key ~~ @list);
+            $isincert = "Y" if (grep(/^$hname$/, @list));
             push @data, {
-                Domain => "--> " . $h->key,
+                Domain => "--> " . $hname,
                 $h->props,
                 Description => $h->prop('ExternalIP') || $h->prop('InternalIP') || "",
                 Content     => $h->prop('HostType'),
@@ -444,7 +440,7 @@ sub perform_PARAMS {
     my $c           = shift;
     my $prefix_data = shift;           #Data hash as parameter
     my $ret         = "";
-   	my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+    $cdb            = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
     my $db          = $cdb;            #maybe one of the others
     my $dbkey       = 'letsencrypt';
 
@@ -485,7 +481,7 @@ sub perform_CHECKALLDOMAINS {
     my $c           = shift;
     my $prefix_data = shift;          #Data hash as parameter
     my $ret         = "";
-	my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+    $cdb            = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
     my $db          = $cdb;           #maybe one of the others
     my $dbkey       = 'ChangeThis';
 
@@ -502,7 +498,7 @@ sub perform_CHECKALLENABLEDDOMAINS {
     my $c           = shift;
     my $prefix_data = shift;          #Data hash as parameter
     my $ret         = "";
-	my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+    $cdb            = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
     my $db          = $cdb;           #maybe one of the others
     my $dbkey       = 'ChangeThis';
 
@@ -553,7 +549,7 @@ sub get_my_ip {
 
 sub update_one_domain {
     my ($self, $domain) = @_;
-    my $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+    $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
     return "$domain not domain" unless ($ddb->get($domain) || $hdb->get($domain));
     ($domain) = ($domain =~ /([\w\p{L}.]+)/);
     my $output = `/etc/e-smith/events/actions/letsencrypt-setdomains " " $domain `;
diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt.pm b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt.pm
index 6e700e7..45d1937 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt.pm
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ use SrvMngr qw(theme_list init_session);
 use Data::Dumper;
 use esmith::util;
 use esmith::util::network;
-use esmith::ConfigDB;
-use esmith::AccountsDB;
-use esmith::NetworksDB;
-use esmith::HostsDB;
-use esmith::DomainsDB;
+use esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::NetworksDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::HostsDB::UTF8;
+use esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8;
 require
     '/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Letsencrypt-Custom.pm';   #The code that is to be added by the developer
 
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ sub main {
     $c->app->log->info($c->log_req);
 
     #The most common ones
-    my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
-    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
-    my $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
-    my $hdb = esmith::HostsDB->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
-    my $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+    my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+    my $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
+    my $hdb = esmith::HostsDB::UTF8->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
+    my $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
     my %lets_data = ();
     my $title     = $c->l('lets_Letsencrypt_certificate');
     my $modul     = '';
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ sub do_update {
     my $modul = '';
 
     #The most common ones - you might want to comment out any not used.
-    my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
-    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
-    my $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
-    my $hdb = esmith::HostsDB->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
-    my $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+    my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+    my $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
+    my $hdb = esmith::HostsDB::UTF8->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
+    my $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
     my %lets_data = ();
     my $title     = $c->l('lets_Letsencrypt_certificate');
 
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ sub do_display {
     $c->app->log->info($c->log_req);
 
     #The most common ones - you might want to comment out any not used.
-    my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
-    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
-    my $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
-    my $hdb = esmith::HostsDB->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
-    my $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
+    my $cdb = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open()   || die("Couldn't open config db");
+    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Accounts db");
+    my $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB::UTF8->open() || die("Couldn't open Network db");
+    my $hdb = esmith::HostsDB::UTF8->open()    || die("Couldn't open Hosts db");
+    my $ddb = esmith::DomainsDB::UTF8->open()  || die("Couldn't open Domains db");
     my %lets_data = ();
     my $title     = $c->l('lets_Letsencrypt_certificate');
     my $modul     = "";
@@ -445,4 +445,4 @@ sub do_display {
     );
     $c->render(template => "letsencrypt");
 } ## end sub do_display
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/smeserver-certificates.spec b/smeserver-certificates.spec
index 5b63484..04e5bfd 100644
--- a/smeserver-certificates.spec
+++ b/smeserver-certificates.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name smeserver-certificates
 %define version 11.0
-%define release 4
+%define release 5
 Summary: This is what smeserver-certificates does.
 Name: %{name}
 Version: %{version}
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ AutoReqProv: no
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 11 2025 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0-5.sme
+- open esmith using UTF8 [SME: 13036]
+  rewrite smartmatches to grep
+
 * Thu Feb 20 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0-4.sme
 - Add local open DB in check on domain sub [SME: 12932]