diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js b/packages/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
index 3485f421..ca189d95 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SqliteDatabaseAccessService extends BaseDatabaseAccessService {
         this.db = new Database(this.config.path);
 
         // Database upgrade logic
-        const TARGET_VERSION = 14;
+        const TARGET_VERSION = 15;
 
         if ( do_setup ) {
             this.log.noticeme(`SETUP: creating database at ${this.config.path}`);
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class SqliteDatabaseAccessService extends BaseDatabaseAccessService {
                 '0014_share.sql',
                 '0015_group.sql',
                 '0016_group-permissions.sql',
+                '0017_publicdirs.sql',
             ].map(p => path_.join(__dirname, 'sqlite_setup', p));
             const fs = require('fs');
             for ( const filename of sql_files ) {
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ class SqliteDatabaseAccessService extends BaseDatabaseAccessService {
             upgrade_files.push('0016_group-permissions.sql');
         }
 
+        if ( user_version <= 14 ) {
+            upgrade_files.push('0017_publicdirs.sql');
+        }
+
         if ( upgrade_files.length > 0 ) {
             this.log.noticeme(`Database out of date: ${this.config.path}`);
             this.log.noticeme(`UPGRADING DATABASE: ${user_version} -> ${TARGET_VERSION}`);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0017_publicdirs.sql b/packages/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0017_publicdirs.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..425ce369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0017_publicdirs.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ALTER TABLE user ADD COLUMN
+    "public_uuid" CHAR(36) NULL DEFAULT NULL;
+ALTER TABLE user ADD COLUMN
+    "public_id" INT NULL DEFAULT NULL;