diff --git a/models/index.js b/models/index.js
index 6d8247a..99712bd 100644
--- a/models/index.js
+++ b/models/index.js
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ dynamoose.setDefaults({
   update: false
 });
 
+if (process.env.CREATE_DB) {
+  dynamoose.setDefaults({
+    create: true,
+    update: true,
+  });
+}
+
 /* eslint-disable global-require */
 const models = {
   Issue: dynamoose.model('Topcoder_X.Issue', require('./Issue')),
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b40060..f02a4a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --ignore-pattern 'public/*' --ext .js --fix || true",
     "test": "mocha",
     "test:github": "mocha test/github.test.js",
-    "test:gitlab": "mocha test/gitlab.test.js"
+    "test:gitlab": "mocha test/gitlab.test.js",
+    "create-tables": "CREATE_DB=true node scripts/create-update-tables.js"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "~8.6.0"
diff --git a/scripts/create-update-tables.js b/scripts/create-update-tables.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03eec56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-update-tables.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require('../models');
\ No newline at end of file