diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7aba554c..0179ab02 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -52,11 +52,15 @@ To install ckanext-showcase:
 
      pip install ckanext-showcase
 
-3. Add ``showcase`` to the ``ckan.plugins`` setting in your CKAN
+3. Run the ``init`` command to initialize the plugin and make all necessary changes to the database::
+
+     paster --plugin=ckanext-showcase showcase init -c {path to production.ini}
+
+4. Add ``showcase`` to the ``ckan.plugins`` setting in your CKAN
    config file (by default the config file is located at
    ``/etc/ckan/default/production.ini``).
 
-4. Restart CKAN. For example if you've deployed CKAN with Apache on Ubuntu::
+5. Restart CKAN. For example if you've deployed CKAN with Apache on Ubuntu::
 
      sudo service apache2 reload
 
diff --git a/bin/travis-build.bash b/bin/travis-build.bash
index b16046a0..dd169c7f 100644
--- a/bin/travis-build.bash
+++ b/bin/travis-build.bash
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ cd -
 
 echo "Installing ckanext-showcase and its requirements..."
 python setup.py develop
+paster showcase init -c ckan/test-core.ini
 pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
 
 echo "Moving test.ini into a subdir..."
diff --git a/ckanext/showcase/commands/migrate.py b/ckanext/showcase/commands/showcase.py
similarity index 92%
rename from ckanext/showcase/commands/migrate.py
rename to ckanext/showcase/commands/showcase.py
index 8c2fcd84..836755a6 100644
--- a/ckanext/showcase/commands/migrate.py
+++ b/ckanext/showcase/commands/showcase.py
@@ -3,17 +3,22 @@
 from ckan.lib.munge import munge_title_to_name, substitute_ascii_equivalents
 from ckan.logic import get_action
 
+from ckanext.showcase.model import setup as model_setup
+
 
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class MigrationCommand(CkanCommand):
+class ShowcaseCommand(CkanCommand):
     '''
-    CKAN 'Related Items' to 'Showcase' migration command.
+    Commands for showcase extension
 
     Usage::
 
+        paster showcase init -c <path to config file>
+            - Initialize the extension, create tables
+
         paster showcase migrate -c <path to config file>
             - Migrate Related Items to Showcases
 
@@ -35,11 +40,15 @@ def command(self):
 
         if cmd == 'migrate':
             self.migrate()
-        elif cmd == 'make_related':
-            self.make_related()
+        elif cmd == 'init':
+            self.init()
         else:
             print('Command "{0}" not recognized'.format(cmd))
 
+    def init(self):
+        print "Setup all tables"
+        model_setup()
+
     def migrate(self):
         '''
 
diff --git a/ckanext/showcase/plugin.py b/ckanext/showcase/plugin.py
index c7d55d99..82c7da53 100644
--- a/ckanext/showcase/plugin.py
+++ b/ckanext/showcase/plugin.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import ckanext.showcase.logic.action.get
 import ckanext.showcase.logic.schema as showcase_schema
 import ckanext.showcase.logic.helpers as showcase_helpers
-from ckanext.showcase.model import setup as model_setup
 
 c = tk.c
 _ = tk._
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
 
 
 class ShowcasePlugin(plugins.SingletonPlugin, lib_plugins.DefaultDatasetForm):
-    plugins.implements(plugins.IConfigurable)
     plugins.implements(plugins.IConfigurer)
     plugins.implements(plugins.IDatasetForm)
     plugins.implements(plugins.IFacets, inherit=True)
@@ -54,11 +52,6 @@ def update_config(self, config):
             tk.add_ckan_admin_tab(config, 'ckanext_showcase_admins',
                                   'Showcase Config')
 
-    # IConfigurable
-
-    def configure(self, config):
-        model_setup()
-
     # IDatasetForm
 
     def package_types(self):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6bef633d..6eee12c3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         ckan = ckan.lib.extract:extract_ckan
 
         [paste.paster_command]
-        showcase=ckanext.showcase.commands.migrate:MigrationCommand
+        showcase=ckanext.showcase.commands.showcase:ShowcaseCommand
     ''',
 
     message_extractors={