diff --git a/Libs/LibOpenRaid/LibOpenRaid.lua b/Libs/LibOpenRaid/LibOpenRaid.lua
index 287556c0..520f83c3 100644
--- a/Libs/LibOpenRaid/LibOpenRaid.lua
+++ b/Libs/LibOpenRaid/LibOpenRaid.lua
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if (WOW_PROJECT_ID ~= WOW_PROJECT_MAINLINE and not isExpansion_Dragonflight()) t
 end
 
 local major = "LibOpenRaid-1.0"
-local CONST_LIB_VERSION = 115
+local CONST_LIB_VERSION = 116
 
 if (LIB_OPEN_RAID_MAX_VERSION) then
     if (CONST_LIB_VERSION <= LIB_OPEN_RAID_MAX_VERSION) then
@@ -2307,6 +2307,12 @@ function openRaidLib.CooldownManager.CheckForSpellsAdeedOrRemoved()
     local playerName = UnitName("player")
     local currentCooldowns = openRaidLib.CooldownManager.UnitData[playerName]
 
+    if (not currentCooldowns) then
+        --generate the list of cooldowns for the player
+        openRaidLib.CooldownManager.UpdatePlayerCooldownsLocally()
+        currentCooldowns = openRaidLib.CooldownManager.UnitData[playerName]
+    end
+
     local _, newCooldownList = openRaidLib.CooldownManager.GetPlayerCooldownList()
     local spellsAdded, spellsRemoved = {}, {}