diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Directory.pm b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Directory.pm
index a971aaf..ed360a8 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Directory.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Directory.pm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ sub main {
 sub do_update {
     my $c = shift;
     $c->app->log->info($c->log_req);
+    $db = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open() || die "Couldn't open config db";
     my $access      = $c->param('access');
     my $department  = $c->param('department');
     my $company     = $c->param('company');
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ sub get_ldap_base {
 sub get_value {
     my $fm = shift;
     my $item = shift;
-
+    $db = esmith::ConfigDB::UTF8->open() || die "Couldn't open config db";
     my $record = $db->get($item);
     if ($record) {
         return $record->value();
@@ -93,4 +94,4 @@ sub get_value {
         return '';
     }
 }
-1;
+1;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smeserver-manager.spec b/smeserver-manager.spec
index 611c245..15912b8 100644
--- a/smeserver-manager.spec
+++ b/smeserver-manager.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Summary: Sme server  navigation module : manager 2
 %define name smeserver-manager
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 98
+%define release 99
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ true
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 30 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-99.sme
+- Directory panel  - Add in open for config db as required by cacheing  [SME: 13059]
+
 * Sun Jun 29 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-98.sme
 - Re-factor email settings panel as error handling not working as expected.  [SME: 12973]