diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d922013..e8b300a 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--input", help="folder containing input json(s)", required=
 parser.add_argument("--output", help="folder to place csv", required=True, type=pathlib.Path)
 parser.add_argument("--delimiter", help="delimiter for CSV (default is '|'", default="|")
 parser.add_argument("--single", action="store_true", help="merge all json files to single output csv")
+parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true", help="print debug logs")
 parser.add_argument("--metadata", type=int, help="how many records to parse for building metadata", default=1000)
 parser.add_argument("--join-column", help="join column from top-level to merge nested json", required=True)
 parser.add_argument("--name", help="join column from top-level to merge nested json", required=True)
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class DBConn:
         self.counter = 0
         self.ts = ''
         self.reinit_db()
+        self.table_col_map = {}
 
     def reinit_db(self):
         self.counter += 1
@@ -37,8 +39,10 @@ class DBConn:
         syspk = "syspk integer primary key autoincrement"
         other_cols = ', '.join([f"\"{f}\" TEXT" for f in cols])
         create_tbl_sql = f"create table if not exists \"{tbl_name}\" ({syspk}, {other_cols})"
-        print(f"create sql = {create_tbl_sql}")
+        if args.debug:
+            print(f"create sql = {create_tbl_sql}")
         self.cur.execute(create_tbl_sql)
+        self.table_col_map[tbl_name] = cols
 
     def write_to_database(self, tbl, cols):
         keys = cols.keys()  # OrderedDict
@@ -52,8 +56,22 @@ class DBConn:
         # trim values of spaces
         values = tuple([str(cols[k]).strip() for k in keys])
 
+        # there might be a scenario that new cols might appear at a later stage, if so,
+        # we shall accommodate by adding it to the database
+        tbl_cols = self.table_col_map[tbl]
+        not_found = []
+        for col in cols:
+            if col not in tbl_cols:
+                not_found.append(col)
+
+        if len(not_found) > 0:
+            for new_col in not_found:
+                self.cur.execute(f"alter table \"{tbl}\" add column \"{new_col}\" text")
+
+            print(f"added {not_found} cols to {tbl}")
+            self.table_col_map[tbl] = cols
+
         sql = f"insert into \"{tbl}\" ({col_names}) values({value_placeholders})"
-        print(f"sql = {sql}")
         self.cur.execute(sql, values)
 
     def make_csv_from_tables(self, prefix=''):
@@ -142,6 +160,7 @@ def parse_json():
     top_level = args.name
 
     # first pass, collect all headers
+    print(f"parsing {input_files[0]} for metadata")
     for topLevelItem in ijson.items(open(input_path / input_files[0]), "item"):
         if parsed == args.metadata:
             print(f"parsed {parsed} records for metadata")