diff --git a/node-api/src/services/db.js b/node-api/src/services/db.js
index e0aedcd..09dbaf1 100644
--- a/node-api/src/services/db.js
+++ b/node-api/src/services/db.js
@@ -8,6 +8,27 @@ export async function ensureSchema() {
   const client = await pool.connect();
   try {
     await client.query('BEGIN');
+    // Minimal FreeRADIUS tables used by the app
+    await client.query(`
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS radcheck (
+        id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+        username VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+        attribute VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+        op CHAR(2) NOT NULL DEFAULT ':=',
+        value VARCHAR(253) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
+      );
+    `);
+    await client.query(`
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS radreply (
+        id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+        username VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+        attribute VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+        op CHAR(2) NOT NULL DEFAULT ':=',
+        value VARCHAR(253) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
+      );
+    `);
+    await client.query(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS radcheck_user ON radcheck (username);`);
+    await client.query(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS radreply_user ON radreply (username);`);
     await client.query(`
       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vlans (
         id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,