diff --git a/dbtools.js b/dbtools.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b034f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbtools.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const dbtools = module.exports = {};
+
+dbtools.createSchema = (db) => {
+    db.run('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS permissions ( \
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, \
+            mxid TEXT, \
+            omni INTEGER, \
+            project TEXT, \
+            service TEXT, \
+            subcommand TEXT, \
+            args TEXT \
+        )'); // the inner bracket for sql, the outer for closing the function*/
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d7f0ab1..299e7e9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const commands = require('./commands.js');
+const dbtools = require('./dbtools.js');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const sdk = require('matrix-js-sdk');
 const sqlite3 = require('sqlite3').verbose(); // .verbose until basics work
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ global.matrixClient = sdk.createClient({
 });
 
 const db = new sqlite3.Database(config.database);
+dbtools.createSchema(db);
 
 //captures unhandled rejections for easier debugging 
 process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason) => {