diff --git a/funcs/func_db.c b/funcs/func_db.c
index ebe58f02e3844caa72114913da6bf4fd4ea2d4ad..b56fef9f5e3937a4cb3cf8a63d0e44d69a0174cf 100644
--- a/funcs/func_db.c
+++ b/funcs/func_db.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
 
-	res |= ast_custom_function_register(&db_function);
+	res |= ast_custom_function_register_escalating(&db_function, AST_CFE_BOTH);
 	res |= ast_custom_function_register(&db_exists_function);
 	res |= ast_custom_function_register_escalating(&db_delete_function, AST_CFE_READ);
 	res |= ast_custom_function_register(&db_keys_function);