diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Backup.pm b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Backup.pm
index 0c95a00..c0efc96 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Backup.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Backup.pm
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ sub showSize {
 } ## end sub showSize
 
 sub desktopBackupRecordStatus {
-    my ($backup, $phase, $status) = @_;
+    my ($c,$backup, $phase, $status) = @_;
     my $now = time();
     warn("Backup terminated: $phase failed - status: $status\n");
     $backup->set_prop('EndEpochTime', "$now");
diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/themes/default/templates/backdown.html.ep b/root/usr/share/smanager/themes/default/templates/backdown.html.ep
index 64da895..f99cef9 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/themes/default/templates/backdown.html.ep
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/themes/default/templates/backdown.html.ep
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@
     # The events handle cases where mysqld is not enabled, and/or is not running.
     my $status = system("/sbin/e-smith/signal-event", "pre-backup", "desktop");
     if ($status) {
-	desktopBackupRecordStatus($backup_rec, 'pre-backup', $status);
-	return ($c->l('bac_OPERATION_STATUS_REPORT').
-		$c->l('bac_ERR_PRE_BACKUP'));
+		$c->desktopBackupRecordStatus($backup_rec, 'pre-backup', $status);
+		return ($c->l('bac_OPERATION_STATUS_REPORT').$c->l('bac_ERR_PRE_BACKUP'));
     }
 
     my $clvl = $c->stash('compressionlevel');
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@
     # Remove the dumped tables.
     $status = system("/sbin/e-smith/signal-event", "post-backup", "desktop");
     if ($status) {
-	desktopBackupRecordStatus($backup_rec, 'post-backup', $status);
-	die ($c->l('bac_ERR_POST_BACKUP'),"\n");
+		$c->desktopBackupRecordStatus($backup_rec, 'post-backup', $status);
+		die ($c->l('bac_ERR_POST_BACKUP'),"\n");
     }
 
     $now = time();
diff --git a/smeserver-manager.spec b/smeserver-manager.spec
index dbf3933..5301deb 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 55
+%define release 56
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ true
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 20 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-56.sme
+- open db in routes for backup controller file  [SME: 12933]
+- Fix error handling for pre-backup fail [SME: 
+
 * Tue Feb 18 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-55.sme
 - fix public ftp access not showing on panel [SME: 12927]