if( rc == 0 ) {
                Slapi_PBlock *pb = slapi_pblock_new();
 
-               if ( slapi_int_call_plugins( NULL, SLAPI_PLUGIN_START_FN, pb ) < 0 ) {
+               if ( slapi_int_call_plugins( frontendDB, SLAPI_PLUGIN_START_FN, pb ) < 0 ) {
                        rc = -1;
                }
                slapi_pblock_destroy( pb );
 
 #ifdef LDAP_SLAPI
        pb = slapi_pblock_new();
-       (void) slapi_int_call_plugins( NULL, SLAPI_PLUGIN_CLOSE_FN, pb );
+       (void) slapi_int_call_plugins( frontendDB, SLAPI_PLUGIN_CLOSE_FN, pb );
        slapi_pblock_destroy( pb );
 #endif /* LDAP_SLAPI */