diff --git a/include/ircd/db/database/database.h b/include/ircd/db/database/database.h
index d5b03c8b7..004c1369c 100644
--- a/include/ircd/db/database/database.h
+++ b/include/ircd/db/database/database.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct ircd::db::database
 	std::shared_ptr<struct stats> stats;
 	std::shared_ptr<struct events> events;
 	std::shared_ptr<struct mergeop> mergeop;
+	std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::SstFileManager> ssts;
 	std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::Cache> cache;
 	std::vector<descriptor> descriptors;
 	std::vector<string_view> column_names;
diff --git a/include/ircd/db/database/rocksdb.h b/include/ircd/db/database/rocksdb.h
index 552397035..d7996b81a 100644
--- a/include/ircd/db/database/rocksdb.h
+++ b/include/ircd/db/database/rocksdb.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace rocksdb
 	struct WriteBatch;
 	struct Slice;
 	struct Checkpoint;
+	struct SstFileManager;
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/ircd/db.cc b/ircd/db.cc
index c39f3a8fd..d9a52178e 100644
--- a/ircd/db.cc
+++ b/ircd/db.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <rocksdb/utilities/checkpoint.h>
 #include <rocksdb/filter_policy.h>
 #include <rocksdb/table.h>
+#include <rocksdb/sst_file_manager.h>
 
 #include <ircd/db/database/comparator.h>
 #include <ircd/db/database/prefix_transform.h>
@@ -370,6 +371,10 @@ try
 {
 	std::make_shared<struct mergeop>(this)
 }
+,ssts
+{
+	rocksdb::NewSstFileManager(env.get(), logs, {}, 0, true, nullptr, 0.05)
+}
 ,cache{[this]
 () -> std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::Cache>
 {
@@ -457,6 +462,9 @@ try
 	// Setup env
 	opts.env = env.get();
 
+	// Setup SST file mgmt
+	opts.sst_file_manager = this->ssts;
+
 	// Setup logging
 	logs->SetInfoLogLevel(ircd::debugmode? rocksdb::DEBUG_LEVEL : rocksdb::WARN_LEVEL);
 	opts.info_log_level = logs->GetInfoLogLevel();