diff --git a/src/db.ml b/src/db.ml
index ca88f29..deac35d 100644
--- a/src/db.ml
+++ b/src/db.ml
@@ -17,12 +17,24 @@ let db_uri = Format.sprintf "sqlite3://%s" (Fpath.to_string db)
 module Db =
   (val Caqti_blocking.connect (Uri.of_string db_uri) |> Caqti_blocking.or_fail)
 
+let set_foreign_keys_on = Caqti_type.(unit ->. unit) "PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON"
+
+let create_dream_session =
+  Caqti_type.(unit ->. unit)
+    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS dream_session (id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, label TEXT \
+     NOT NULL, expires_at REAL NOT NULL, payload TEXT NOT NULL)"
+
 let () =
-  let set_foreign_keys_on =
-    Caqti_type.(unit ->. unit) "PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON"
+  let exec_unsafe q v =
+    match Db.exec q v with
+    | Error e ->
+      Dream.error (fun log -> log "%s" (Caqti_error.show e));
+      exit 1
+    | Ok () -> ()
   in
-  if Result.is_error (Db.exec set_foreign_keys_on ()) then
-    Dream.error (fun log -> log "can't set foreign_keys on")
+  exec_unsafe set_foreign_keys_on ();
+  exec_unsafe create_dream_session ();
+  ()
 
 let () =
   let query =
diff --git a/src/pellest.ml b/src/pellest.ml
index 9ee23fa..19a5c9e 100644
--- a/src/pellest.ml
+++ b/src/pellest.ml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ let () =
 
 let () =
   let logger = if App.log then Dream.logger else Fun.id in
-  Dream.run ~port:App.port @@ logger @@ Dream.memory_sessions
+  Dream.run ~port:App.port @@ logger @@ Dream.sql_pool Db.db_uri
+  @@ Dream.sql_sessions ~lifetime:3600.
   @@ Dream.router
        Dream.
          [ get "/assets/**" Asset.get