diff --git a/require-ess/tools/driver.makefile b/require-ess/tools/driver.makefile
index a904f79b5a67923a0899e3f64d0a82fa28b58e95..b736b4e11cd625ba8ffe9d1eb4a12c6db8fc61b6 100644
--- a/require-ess/tools/driver.makefile
+++ b/require-ess/tools/driver.makefile
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ export HDR_SUBDIRS
 
 TEMPLS = $(if ${TEMPLATES},$(filter-out -none-,${TEMPLATES}),$(wildcard *.template *.db *.subs))
 TEMPLS += ${TEMPLATES_${EPICSVERSION}}
+TEMPLS += $(wildcard $(COMMON_DIR)/*.db)
 export TEMPLS
 
 SCR = $(if ${SCRIPTS},$(filter-out -none-,${SCRIPTS}),$(wildcard *.cmd *.iocsh))