@@ -279,11 +279,13 @@
   (conndat           #f)
   (transport         *transport-type*)
   (server-timeout    (server:expiration-timeout))
   (force-server      #f)
   (ro-mode           #f)  
-  (ro-mode-checked   #f)) ;; flag that indicates we have checked for ro-mode
+  (ro-mode-checked   #f) ;; flag that indicates we have checked for ro-mode
+  (ulex:conn         #f) ;; ulex db conn is not exactly a db connector, more like a network connector 
+  )
 
 ;; launching and hosts
 (defstruct host
   (reachable    #f)
   (last-update  0)