diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index e453fbc691..dccf3da739 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(show_function)
 {
 	char sql[1024];
 	char *errmsg;
-	switch_core_db_t *db = switch_core_db_handle();
+	switch_core_db_t *db;
 	struct holder holder = { 0 };
 	int help = 0;
 	char *mydata = NULL, *argv[6] = {0};
@@ -1933,6 +1933,8 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(show_function)
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 
+	db = switch_core_db_handle();
+
 	if (cmd && (mydata = strdup(cmd))) {
 		argc = switch_separate_string(mydata, ' ', argv, (sizeof(argv) / sizeof(argv[0])));
 		command = argv[0];