diff --git a/CSETWebApi/CSETWeb_Api/CSETWebCore.DataLayer/Manual/CSETContext.cs b/CSETWebApi/CSETWeb_Api/CSETWebCore.DataLayer/Manual/CSETContext.cs
index 91aff91f9..15eac7b15 100644
--- a/CSETWebApi/CSETWeb_Api/CSETWebCore.DataLayer/Manual/CSETContext.cs
+++ b/CSETWebApi/CSETWeb_Api/CSETWebCore.DataLayer/Manual/CSETContext.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Snickler.EFCore;
 
 namespace CSETWebCore.DataLayer.Model
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ public CSETContext()
         {
         }
 
+        [ActivatorUtilitiesConstructor]
         public CSETContext(IConfiguration config)
         {
             _connectionString = config.GetConnectionString("CSET_DB");