diff --git a/database/resource.go b/database/resource.go
index 1ff9c929c..9f3502162 100644
--- a/database/resource.go
+++ b/database/resource.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package database
 
 import (
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/build"
+	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/executable"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/hook"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/log"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/pipeline"
@@ -32,6 +33,17 @@ func (e *engine) NewResources() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// create the database agnostic engine for build_executables
+	e.BuildExecutableInterface, err = executable.New(
+		executable.WithClient(e.client),
+		executable.WithLogger(e.logger),
+		executable.WithSkipCreation(e.config.SkipCreation),
+		executable.WithDriver(e.config.Driver),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// create the database agnostic engine for hooks
 	e.HookInterface, err = hook.New(
 		hook.WithClient(e.client),
diff --git a/database/resource_test.go b/database/resource_test.go
index 36a4694e6..800d35ca3 100644
--- a/database/resource_test.go
+++ b/database/resource_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/build"
+	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/executable"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/hook"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/log"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database/pipeline"
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ func TestDatabase_Engine_NewResources(t *testing.T) {
 	_mock.ExpectExec(build.CreateRepoIDIndex).WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
 	_mock.ExpectExec(build.CreateSourceIndex).WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
 	_mock.ExpectExec(build.CreateStatusIndex).WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
+	// ensure the mock expects the build executable queries
+	_mock.ExpectExec(executable.CreatePostgresTable).WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
 	// ensure the mock expects the hook queries
 	_mock.ExpectExec(hook.CreatePostgresTable).WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
 	_mock.ExpectExec(hook.CreateRepoIDIndex).WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))