diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 29f5cdf1a..148aafbdd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use clap::{Args, Parser};
 use reth::builder::NodeHandle;
 use reth_hl::{
     chainspec::parser::HlChainSpecParser,
-    node::{cli::Cli, HlNode},
+    node::{cli::Cli, HlNode, storage::tables::Tables},
 };
 
 // We use jemalloc for performance reasons
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     }
 
     Cli::<HlChainSpecParser, NoArgs>::parse().run(|builder, _| async move {
+        builder.builder.database.create_tables_for::<Tables>()?;
         let (node, engine_handle_tx) = HlNode::new();
         let NodeHandle {
             node,