diff --git a/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.sh b/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.sh
index 5078e43c6..3522e9de5 100755
--- a/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.sh
+++ b/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ nPerDevice INTEGER[],
 ctime TIMESTAMP,
 mtime TIMESTAMP
 );
+EOF
+
+    cat | psql xwgames --file - <<EOF
+CREATE TABLE msgs ( 
+id SERIAL,
+connName VARCHAR(64),
+hid INTEGER,
+msg BYTEA
+);
 EOF
 }