diff --git a/web/database/queries/db-queries.js b/web/database/queries/db-queries.js
--- a/web/database/queries/db-queries.js
+++ b/web/database/queries/db-queries.js
@@ -14,4 +14,13 @@
   return dbVersions;
 }
 
-export { getSQLiteDBVersion };
+function setupSQLiteDB(db: SqliteDatabase) {
+  db.exec(`
+     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS drafts (
+       key TEXT UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+       text TEXT NOT NULL
+     )
+  `);
+}
+
+export { getSQLiteDBVersion, setupSQLiteDB };
diff --git a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
--- a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
+++ b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   workerResponseMessageTypes,
   type WorkerRequestProxyMessage,
 } from '../../types/worker-types.js';
-import { getSQLiteDBVersion } from '../queries/db-queries.js';
+import { getSQLiteDBVersion, setupSQLiteDB } from '../queries/db-queries.js';
 import { SQLITE_CONTENT, SQLITE_ENCRYPTION_KEY } from '../utils/constants.js';
 import { generateDatabaseCryptoKey } from '../utils/worker-crypto-utils.js';
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     sqliteDb = new SQL.Database(new Uint8Array(content));
   } else {
     sqliteDb = new SQL.Database();
+    setupSQLiteDB(sqliteDb);
   }
 
   const dbVersion = getSQLiteDBVersion(sqliteDb);