diff --git a/unleash-server/lib/featureDb.js b/unleash-server/lib/featureDb.js
index 282ec66ec7..522146f011 100644
--- a/unleash-server/lib/featureDb.js
+++ b/unleash-server/lib/featureDb.js
@@ -2,10 +2,29 @@ var eventStore = require('./eventStore'),
     eventType = require('./eventType'),
     featuresMock = require('./featuresMock'),
     logger = require('./logger'),
-    Promise = require('bluebird');
+    Promise = require('bluebird'),
+    dbPool = require('./dbPool');
+/*
+ name varchar(255) PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+ enabled integer default 0,
+ strategy_name varchar(255) references strategies(name),
+ parameters json
+ */
 
 eventStore.on(eventType.featureCreated, function (event) {
-        logger.info('feature created event recieved', event);
+        var sql = 'INSERT INTO features(name, enabled, strategy_name, parameters) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)';
+        var params = [
+            event.data.name,
+            event.data.enabled ? 1 : 0,
+            event.data.strategy,
+            event.data.parameters
+        ];
+
+        dbPool.query(sql, params, function(err) {
+            if(err) {
+                logger.error('Could not insert feature, error was: ', err);
+            }
+        });
     }
 );
 
diff --git a/unleash-server/migrations/sql/001-initial-schema.up.sql b/unleash-server/migrations/sql/001-initial-schema.up.sql
index a4d6e72056..5af3577f36 100644
--- a/unleash-server/migrations/sql/001-initial-schema.up.sql
+++ b/unleash-server/migrations/sql/001-initial-schema.up.sql
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CREATE TABLE features (
   created_at timestamp default now(),
   name varchar(255) PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
   enabled integer default 0,
-  strategy_name varchar(255) references strategies(name),
+  strategy_name varchar(255),
   parameters json
 );