diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 3930e71..f44f40c 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ db.serialize(function() {
             "CREATE TABLE Alerts (" +
                 "origJSON TEXT," +
                 "coreId TEXT," +
-                "coreName TEXT," +
-                "locationDesc TEXT," +
                 "status TEXT," +
-                "published_at TEXT)"
+                "published_at TEXT) " +
+            "CREATE TABLE Cores (" +
+                "coreId TEXT PRIMARY KEY," +
+                "coreName TEXT," +
+                "locationDesc TEXT)" +
         );
     }
 });