diff --git a/lib/src/doc/document.rs b/lib/src/doc/document.rs
index 852ae0a7..433673d9 100644
--- a/lib/src/doc/document.rs
+++ b/lib/src/doc/document.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::dbs::Level;
 use crate::dbs::Options;
 use crate::dbs::Transaction;
 use crate::dbs::Workable;
@@ -52,7 +53,15 @@ impl<'a> Document<'a> {
 		// Get the record id
 		let id = self.id.as_ref().unwrap();
 		// Get the table definition
-		txn.clone().lock().await.get_tb(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &id.tb).await
+		let tb = txn.clone().lock().await.get_tb(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &id.tb).await;
+		// Return the table or attempt to define it
+		match tb {
+			Ok(tb) => Ok(tb),
+			Err(e) => match opt.auth.check(Level::Db) {
+				true => txn.clone().lock().await.add_tb(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &id.tb).await,
+				false => Err(e),
+			},
+		}
 	}
 	// Get the events for this document
 	pub async fn ev(
diff --git a/lib/src/kvs/tx.rs b/lib/src/kvs/tx.rs
index 8edede08..a6d47540 100644
--- a/lib/src/kvs/tx.rs
+++ b/lib/src/kvs/tx.rs
@@ -714,44 +714,37 @@ impl Transaction {
 		Ok(val.into())
 	}
 	/// Add a namespace with a default configuration.
-	pub async fn add_ns(&mut self, ns: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	pub async fn add_ns(&mut self, ns: &str) -> Result<DefineNamespaceStatement, Error> {
 		let key = crate::key::ns::new(ns);
-		let _ = self
-			.put(
-				key,
-				DefineNamespaceStatement {
-					name: ns.to_owned().into(),
-				},
-			)
-			.await;
-		Ok(())
+		let val = DefineNamespaceStatement {
+			name: ns.to_owned().into(),
+		};
+		let _ = self.put(key, &val).await?;
+		Ok(val)
 	}
 	/// Add a database with a default configuration.
-	pub async fn add_db(&mut self, ns: &str, db: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	pub async fn add_db(&mut self, ns: &str, db: &str) -> Result<DefineDatabaseStatement, Error> {
 		let key = crate::key::db::new(ns, db);
-		let _ = self
-			.put(
-				key,
-				DefineDatabaseStatement {
-					name: db.to_owned().into(),
-				},
-			)
-			.await;
-		Ok(())
+		let val = DefineDatabaseStatement {
+			name: db.to_owned().into(),
+		};
+		let _ = self.put(key, &val).await?;
+		Ok(val)
 	}
 	/// Add a table with a default configuration.
-	pub async fn add_tb(&mut self, ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	pub async fn add_tb(
+		&mut self,
+		ns: &str,
+		db: &str,
+		tb: &str,
+	) -> Result<DefineTableStatement, Error> {
 		let key = crate::key::tb::new(ns, db, tb);
-		let _ = self
-			.put(
-				key,
-				DefineTableStatement {
-					name: tb.to_owned().into(),
-					..DefineTableStatement::default()
-				},
-			)
-			.await;
-		Ok(())
+		let val = DefineTableStatement {
+			name: tb.to_owned().into(),
+			..DefineTableStatement::default()
+		};
+		let _ = self.put(key, &val).await?;
+		Ok(val)
 	}
 	/// Writes the full database contents as binary SQL.
 	pub async fn export(&mut self, ns: &str, db: &str, chn: Sender<Vec<u8>>) -> Result<(), Error> {