diff --git a/lib/src/kvs/tx.rs b/lib/src/kvs/tx.rs
index d0db20ab..6c89cddc 100644
--- a/lib/src/kvs/tx.rs
+++ b/lib/src/kvs/tx.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::key::thing;
 use crate::sql;
 use crate::sql::thing::Thing;
 use channel::Sender;
+use sql::permission::Permissions;
 use sql::statements::DefineDatabaseStatement;
 use sql::statements::DefineEventStatement;
 use sql::statements::DefineFieldStatement;
@@ -741,6 +742,7 @@ impl Transaction {
 		let key = crate::key::tb::new(ns, db, tb);
 		let val = DefineTableStatement {
 			name: tb.to_owned().into(),
+			permissions: Permissions::none(),
 			..DefineTableStatement::default()
 		};
 		let _ = self.put(key, &val).await;
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/permission.rs b/lib/src/sql/permission.rs
index 5c0a06b9..847ba2fc 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/permission.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/permission.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Permissions {
 }
 
 impl Permissions {
-	fn none() -> Self {
+	pub fn none() -> Self {
 		Permissions {
 			select: Permission::None,
 			create: Permission::None,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Permissions {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn full() -> Self {
+	pub fn full() -> Self {
 		Permissions {
 			select: Permission::Full,
 			create: Permission::Full,