@@ -383,10 +383,14 @@
 		    (debug:print 2 "chosen-transport: " chosen-transport " have; config=" transport-from-config ", cmdln=" transport-from-cmdln ", cmdinfo=" transport-from-cmdinfo)
 		    (case chosen-transport
 		      ((http)
 		       (set! *transport-type 'http)
 		       (server:ensure-running)
+		       ;; Get rid of this
+		       (set! sdb:qry (make-sdb:qry (conc *toppath* "/db/strings.db"))) ;; we open the normalization helpers here
+		       (set! *fdb*   (filedb:open-db (conc *toppath* "/db/paths.db")))
+
 		       (client:launch))
 		      (else ;; (fs)
 		       (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Should NOT be getting here! fs transport is no longer supported")
 		       (set! *transport-type* 'fs)
 		       (set! *megatest-db* (make-dbr:dbstruct path: *toppath* local: #t))))))))))