diff --git a/modules/presence/subscribe.c b/modules/presence/subscribe.c
index 2b376890c29..12258bb3245 100644
--- a/modules/presence/subscribe.c
+++ b/modules/presence/subscribe.c
@@ -1312,12 +1312,12 @@ void timer_db_update(unsigned int ticks,void *param)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	update_db_subs(pa_db, pa_dbf, subs_htable,
+	update_db_subs(pa_db, &pa_dbf, subs_htable,
 			shtable_size, no_lock, handle_expired_subs);
 
 }
 
-void update_db_subs(db_con_t *db,db_func_t dbf, shtable_t hash_table,
+void update_db_subs(db_con_t *db,db_func_t *dbf, shtable_t hash_table,
 	int htable_size, int no_lock, handle_expired_func_t handle_expired_func)
 {
 	static db_ps_t my_ps_delete = NULL;
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ void update_db_subs(db_con_t *db,db_func_t dbf, shtable_t hash_table,
 					update_vals[u_contact_col].val.str_val= s->contact;
 
 					CON_PS_REFERENCE(db) = &my_ps_update;
-					if(dbf.update(db, query_cols, 0, query_vals, update_cols,
+					if(dbf->update(db, query_cols, 0, query_vals, update_cols,
 								update_vals, n_query_update, n_update_cols)< 0)
 					{
 						LM_ERR("updating in database\n");
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ void update_db_subs(db_con_t *db,db_func_t dbf, shtable_t hash_table,
 					}
 
 					CON_PS_REFERENCE(db) = &my_ps_insert;
-					if(dbf.insert(db,query_cols,query_vals,n_query_cols )<0)
+					if(dbf->insert(db,query_cols,query_vals,n_query_cols )<0)
 					{
 						LM_ERR("unsuccessful sql insert\n");
 						if(!no_lock)
@@ -1606,10 +1606,10 @@ void update_db_subs(db_con_t *db,db_func_t dbf, shtable_t hash_table,
 	update_vals[0].val.int_val = (int)time(NULL);
 	update_ops[0] = OP_LT;
 	CON_PS_REFERENCE(db) = &my_ps_delete;
-	if (dbf.use_table(db, &active_watchers_table) < 0) {
+	if (dbf->use_table(db, &active_watchers_table) < 0) {
 		LM_ERR("deleting expired information from database\n");
 	} else {
-		if (dbf.delete(db, update_cols, update_ops, update_vals, 1) < 0)
+		if (dbf->delete(db, update_cols, update_ops, update_vals, 1) < 0)
 			LM_ERR("deleting expired information from database\n");
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/presence/subscribe.h b/modules/presence/subscribe.h
index 20964234429..1f600e5b8f6 100644
--- a/modules/presence/subscribe.h
+++ b/modules/presence/subscribe.h
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ int restore_db_subs(void);
 
 typedef int (*handle_expired_func_t)(subs_t* );
 
-void update_db_subs(db_con_t *db,db_func_t dbf, shtable_t hash_table,
+void update_db_subs(db_con_t *db,db_func_t *dbf, shtable_t hash_table,
 	int htable_size, int no_lock, handle_expired_func_t handle_expired_func);
 
-typedef void (*update_db_subs_t)(db_con_t * ,db_func_t ,shtable_t ,int ,int ,
+typedef void (*update_db_subs_t)(db_con_t * ,db_func_t *,shtable_t ,int ,int ,
 		handle_expired_func_t);
 
 int extract_sdialog_info(subs_t* subs,struct sip_msg* msg, int max_expire,
diff --git a/modules/rls/rls.c b/modules/rls/rls.c
index 62725b61562..fea9813b056 100644
--- a/modules/rls/rls.c
+++ b/modules/rls/rls.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void rlsubs_table_update(unsigned int ticks,void *param)
 		LM_ERR("sql use table failed\n");
 		return;
 	}
-	pres_update_db_subs(rls_db, rls_dbf, rls_table, hash_size,
+	pres_update_db_subs(rls_db, &rls_dbf, rls_table, hash_size,
 			no_lock, handle_expired_record);
 
 }