diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 15f0c35..5060361 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 from Crypto.PublicKey import RSA
 from Crypto.PublicKey.RSA import RsaKey
 
-from orm import Origin, Lease
+from orm import Origin, Lease, init as db_init
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 load_dotenv('../version.env')
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ __details = dict(
 )
 
 app, db = FastAPI(**__details), create_engine(url=str(getenv('DATABASE', 'sqlite:///db.sqlite')))
+db_init(db)
 
 TOKEN_EXPIRE_DELTA = relativedelta(hours=1)  # days=1
 LEASE_EXPIRE_DELTA = relativedelta(days=int(getenv('LEASE_EXPIRE_DAYS', 90)))
diff --git a/app/orm.py b/app/orm.py
index b7b05b7..bb806ae 100644
--- a/app/orm.py
+++ b/app/orm.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 
-from sqlalchemy import Column, VARCHAR, CHAR, ForeignKey, DATETIME, UniqueConstraint, update, and_, delete
+from sqlalchemy import Column, VARCHAR, CHAR, ForeignKey, DATETIME, UniqueConstraint, update, and_, delete, inspect
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
 from sqlalchemy.future import Engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
@@ -102,3 +102,13 @@ class Lease(Base):
         deletions = session.query(Lease).delete(Lease.origin_ref == origin_ref)
         session.close()
         return deletions
+
+
+def init(engine: Engine):
+    tables = [Origin, Lease]
+    db = inspect(engine)
+    session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)()
+    for table in tables:
+        if not db.dialect.has_table(engine.connect(), table.__tablename__):
+            session.execute(str(table.create_statement(engine)))
+    session.close()