diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/DBHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/DBHelper.kt
index 88e38dc9..508a4c80 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/DBHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/DBHelper.kt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class DBHelper private constructor(val context: Context) : SQLiteOpenHelper(cont
         db.execSQL("CREATE TABLE $CONTACTS_TABLE_NAME ($COL_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, $COL_FIRST_NAME TEXT, $COL_MIDDLE_NAME TEXT, " +
                 "$COL_SURNAME TEXT, $COL_PHOTO BLOB, $COL_PHONE_NUMBERS TEXT, $COL_EMAILS TEXT, $COL_EVENTS TEXT, $COL_STARRED INTEGER, " +
                 "$COL_ADDRESSES TEXT, $COL_NOTES TEXT, $COL_GROUPS TEXT, $COL_PREFIX TEXT, $COL_SUFFIX TEXT, $COL_COMPANY TEXT, $COL_JOB_POSITION TEXT," +
-                "$COL_WEBSITES TEXT, $COL_NICKNAME TEXT)")
+                "$COL_WEBSITES TEXT, $COL_NICKNAME TEXT, $COL_IMS TEXT)")
 
         // start autoincrement ID from FIRST_CONTACT_ID to avoid conflicts
         db.execSQL("REPLACE INTO sqlite_sequence (name, seq) VALUES ('$CONTACTS_TABLE_NAME', $FIRST_CONTACT_ID)")