diff --git a/backend/services/presence-service/deploy.sh b/backend/services/presence-service/deploy.sh
index d5e1ba79..80e5aa59 100644
--- a/backend/services/presence-service/deploy.sh
+++ b/backend/services/presence-service/deploy.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ case "$1" in
         fi
         ;;
 
+    init-db)
+        log_info "Creating database rwa_presence..."
+        docker exec rwa-postgres psql -U rwa_user -d postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE rwa_presence;" 2>/dev/null || \
+            log_warn "Database may already exist"
+        log_success "Database rwa_presence created (or already exists)"
+        log_info "Running Prisma db push to create tables..."
+        docker exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" npx prisma db push --skip-generate 2>/dev/null || \
+            log_warn "Could not push schema (container may not be running)"
+        ;;
+
     migrate)
         log_info "Running migrations for $SERVICE_NAME..."
         docker exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" npx prisma migrate deploy
@@ -222,6 +232,7 @@ case "$1" in
         echo "  health         - Check service health"
         echo ""
         echo "Database Commands:"
+        echo "  init-db        - Create database and push schema"
         echo "  migrate        - Run database migrations (production)"
         echo "  migrate-dev    - Run dev migrations"
         echo "  db-push        - Push Prisma schema to database"