Hi guys, trying Openhab 5.1.0 M4 and encountered the following error in the console of the browser. Navigation to Settings > Persistence is possible, but the interface for the persistence is broken. Just wanted to check if it’s a bug or just a glitch on my side. TypeError: Cannot read properties o…

[image] dandjo: but the interface for the persistence is broken Make sure you don’t have a default configured (breaking change in M4): [image] openHAB 5.1 Milestone discussion News & Important Changes Can you show your persist DSL files? There is a brea…

Hi @sihui , I saw that the upgrade tool did something to my persistence setup. Where do I find persist DSL files if I have one? Don’t remember I created ones. Thanks.

I’ve seen this ui bug fixed on github.

I’m not sure, I think that this one Follow-up fixes and enhancements for #3123 (#3589) committed 12:54PM - 15 Dec 25 UTC (UTC) [image] florian-h05 +11 …

[image] dandjo: I saw that the upgrade tool did something to my persistence setup. Then you should be fine for that part.

Yes, thank you, that looks like the problem I’m dealing with. Follow-up fixes and enhancements for #3123 (#3589) committed 12:54PM - 15 Dec 25 UTC (UTC) [image] florian-h05 …

I performed an upgrading from 5.0.3 to 5.1.0 M4 a few days ago and noticed my persistance was not working, it didn’t restore any of my values post upgrade so i ended up reverting back to 5.0.3 as a temporary fix till i had a chance to research and look into this.

I also had problems with persistence while upgrading to 5.1.0. Seems like commenting out the line which specifies default in *.persist files solves the issue: Strategies { // default = everyUpdate } Items { … After another restart all the DSL rules started working

Hi,same problem after upgrade from 5.0.4 to 5.1.0 this night. I also went forward to 5.2.0 to see if it’s fixed, but still the same problem. I can’t find this .persist’ file to fix this manually. Help appricated. Regards Christian

OpenHAB 5.1.0 M4 Settings Persistence broken?

Setup, Configuration and Use Runtime

sihui (SiHui) December 16, 2025, 5:33pm 2

Make sure you don’t have a default configured (breaking change in M4):