diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/mysql/V0.1__userdatabase.sql b/src/main/resources/db/mysql/V0.1__userdatabase.sql
index 09b1591..6f67575 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/db/mysql/V0.1__userdatabase.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/mysql/V0.1__userdatabase.sql
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
     account_link VARCHAR(100)
 );
 
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS admin_users (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    foreign key (user_id)
+    references korap_users (id)
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS shib_users (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     username VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/mysql/mysql_schema_comp.sql b/src/main/resources/db/mysql/mysql_schema_comp.sql
index 6ee11c5..44ec4de 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/db/mysql/mysql_schema_comp.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/mysql/mysql_schema_comp.sql
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
     accountLink VARCHAR(100)
 )$$
 
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS admin_users (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    foreign key (user_id)
+    references korap_users (id)
+)$$
+
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_details (
     Id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     userID INTEGER NOT NULL UNIQUE,
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/sqlite/V1__Initial_version.sql b/src/main/resources/db/sqlite/V1__Initial_version.sql
index eaa32ff..55641ae 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/db/sqlite/V1__Initial_version.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/sqlite/V1__Initial_version.sql
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
 account_link VARCHAR(100)
 );
 
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS admin_users (
+id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+user_id INTEGER NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+foreign key (user_id)
+references korap_users (id)
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS shib_users (
 id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
 username VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
diff --git a/src/main/resources/default-config.xml b/src/main/resources/default-config.xml
index 7d49e91..0a95416 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/default-config.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/default-config.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@
           class="de.ids_mannheim.korap.handlers.EntityDao">
         <constructor-arg ref="kustvakt_db"/>
     </bean>
-
+	
+	<bean id="kustvakt_admindb"
+          class="de.ids_mannheim.korap.handlers.AdminDao">
+        <constructor-arg ref="kustvakt_db"/>
+    </bean>
+    
     <bean id="resource_provider"
           class="de.ids_mannheim.korap.handlers.ResourceDao">
         <constructor-arg ref="kustvakt_db"/>
@@ -192,6 +197,9 @@
         <constructor-arg
                 type="de.ids_mannheim.korap.interfaces.db.EntityHandlerIface"
                 ref="kustvakt_userdb"/>
+        <constructor-arg
+                type="de.ids_mannheim.korap.interfaces.db.AdminHandlerIface"
+                ref="kustvakt_admindb"/>
         <constructor-arg type="de.ids_mannheim.korap.interfaces.EncryptionIface"
                          ref="kustvakt_encryption"/>
         <constructor-arg ref="kustvakt_config"/>