diff --git a/db_reset.sh b/db_reset.sh
index b5b5cc6..dc5563e 100755
--- a/db_reset.sh
+++ b/db_reset.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ psql -d postgres -U postgres -h ${DB_HOST} << EOF
 CREATE DATABASE ${DB_NAME};
 CREATE USER ${DB_USER} WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '${DB_PW}';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE ${DB_NAME} TO ${DB_USER};
+ALTER DATABASE ${DB_NAME} OWNER TO ${DB_USER};
 EOF
 echo Done
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 50d071b..f990e93 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ func main() {
 	db, _ := database.NewDB()
 	defer db.Close()
 	auth.DB = db
-	auth.Init()
 	users.DB = db
-	users.Init()
 	blog.DB = db
-	blog.Init()
 
 	// initiate jwt token
 	auth.TokenAuth = jwtauth.New("HS256", []byte(os.Getenv("JWT_SECRET")), nil)
diff --git a/migrations/000001_create_initial_tables.down.sql b/migrations/000001_create_initial_tables.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77cf3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/000001_create_initial_tables.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tags;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS posts;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user_profiles;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS users;
diff --git a/migrations/000001_create_initial_tables.up.sql b/migrations/000001_create_initial_tables.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23497ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/000001_create_initial_tables.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+    username text PRIMARY KEY,
+    email text,
+    password text,
+    admin boolean
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_profiles (
+    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    username text REFERENCES users (username),
+    email text,
+    location text,
+    bio text
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS posts (
+    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    title text,
+    slug text,
+    author text REFERENCES users (username),
+    content text,
+    time_published timestamp,
+    modified bool,
+    last_modified timestamp
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tags (
+    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    tag text,
+    article_id int REFERENCES posts (id)
+);
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/auth/auth.go b/packages/auth/auth.go
index 2f453cc..fe02414 100644
--- a/packages/auth/auth.go
+++ b/packages/auth/auth.go
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ type JWT struct {
 	JWT string `json:"jwt"`
 }
 
-func Init() {
-	DB.Exec("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (username text primary key, email text, password text, admin boolean);")
-}
-
 func Routes() *chi.Mux {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 	r.Post("/signin", signin)
diff --git a/packages/blog/blog.go b/packages/blog/blog.go
index ca995ec..2c1d630 100644
--- a/packages/blog/blog.go
+++ b/packages/blog/blog.go
@@ -57,26 +57,6 @@ type ReferenceID struct {
 	LastID int `json:"last_id"`
 }
 
-func Init() {
-	createPostsTable := `
-	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS posts
-	(id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
-    title text,
-    slug text,
-	author text REFERENCES users (username),
-    content text,
-	time_published timestamp,
-    modified bool,
-    last_modified timestamp)`
-	DB.Exec(createPostsTable)
-
-	createTagsTable := `
-	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tags
-	(id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
-    tag text,
-	article_id int REFERENCES posts (id))`
-	DB.Exec(createTagsTable)
-}
 
 func Routes() *chi.Mux {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
diff --git a/packages/users/users.go b/packages/users/users.go
index a1aa6c6..447aa1b 100644
--- a/packages/users/users.go
+++ b/packages/users/users.go
@@ -23,17 +23,6 @@ type User struct {
 	Bio      string `json:"bio",db:"bio"`
 }
 
-func Init() {
-	dbCreateStatement := `
-	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_profiles
-	(id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
-	username text REFERENCES users (username),
-	email text,
-	location text,
-	bio text)`
-	DB.Exec(dbCreateStatement)
-}
-
 func Routes() *chi.Mux {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 	r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {