Index: dashboard.scm
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--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -3889,11 +3889,11 @@
 
 
 ;; Sync to tmp only if in read-only mode.
 
 (define (sync-db-to-tmp tabdat)
-  (let* ((db-file (conc "./" *dbdir "/main.db")))
+  (let* ((db-file (conc "./" *dbdir* "/main.db")))
     (if (and (not (file-write-access? db-file)) ( > (current-seconds) (+ last-copy-time 5)))
       (begin
         (db:multi-db-sync (db:setup #f) 'old2new)
         (set! last-copy-time (current-seconds))
       )