diff --git a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Workgroup.pm b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Workgroup.pm
index bc0435f..b15bda0 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Workgroup.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/smanager/lib/SrvMngr/Controller/Workgroup.pm
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ 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 $result          = "";
     my $workgroup       = ($c->param('Workgroup') || 'no');
     my $servername      = ($c->param('ServerName') || 'WS');
@@ -78,4 +79,4 @@ sub validate2_workgroup {
     return $c->l('INVALID_WORKGROUP_MATCHES_SERVERNAME') if ($servername eq $workgroup);
     return ('OK');
 } ## end sub validate2_workgroup
-1;
+1;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smeserver-manager.spec b/smeserver-manager.spec
index 79018cf..955c0e2 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 103
+%define release 104
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ true
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 07 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-104.sme
+- Fix DB not open in Workgrouyp panel sometimes. [SME: 13070]
+
 * Thu Jul 03 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-103.sme
 - Fix a couple of typos [SME: 13065]