diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 958d6b5..9f99831 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from .controllers import userManager, cardManager
+from .services.database import create_db_and_tables
 
 app = FastAPI()
+@app.on_event("startup")
+def on_startup():
+    create_db_and_tables()
+    print("Database created and tables initialized.")
+
 app.include_router(userManager.user_router)
 app.include_router(cardManager.card_router)
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diff --git a/app/services/database.py b/app/services/database.py
index 0fa6374..1c76bd0 100644
--- a/app/services/database.py
+++ b/app/services/database.py
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ from ..model.models import Base
 SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:///./gatekeeper.db"
 
 engine = create_engine(SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL)
-SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
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+
+def create_db_and_tables():
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
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