diff --git a/db/update.cpp b/db/update.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8524ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/update.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <db/update.h>
+#include <db/statements/builder/InsertStatementBuilder.h>
+
+namespace db {
+  uint32_t insert_events(sql::Database *db, const ical::IcalObject *object) {
+    DEBUG << *object;
+    uint32_t event_id;
+    for(auto const& event : object->get_events()) {
+      stmt::Statement insert_object = stmt::Statement::insert().table("events").columns("uid, summary, dtstart, dtend").values().row(event->get_db_row()).close();
+      DEBUG << insert_object.str();
+      db->exec(insert_object.str());
+      event_id = db->execAndGet("SELECT last_insert_rowid();");
+      DEBUG << event_id;
+      for(auto const& alarm : event->get_alarms()) {
+        insert_alarm(db, &alarm, event_id);
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  uint32_t insert_alarm(sql::Database *db, const ical::Alarm *alarm, const uint32_t event_id) {
+    std::vector<std::string> row = alarm->get_db_row();
+    row.push_back(std::to_string(event_id));
+    stmt::Statement insert_alarm = stmt::Statement::insert().table("alarms").columns("action, description, absolute_trigger, eventID").values().row(row).close();
+
+    DEBUG << insert_alarm.str();
+    db->exec(insert_alarm.str());
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/db/update.h b/db/update.h
index 0f10d57..9d4d200 100644
--- a/db/update.h
+++ b/db/update.h
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@
 #include <ical/IcalObject.h>
 
 namespace db {
-  uint32_t insert_object(sql::Database *db, const ical::IcalObject *object) {
-    DEBUG << *object;
-    for(auto const& event : object->get_events()) {
-      stmt::Statement insert_object = stmt::Statement::insert().table("events").columns("uid, summary, dtstart, dtend").values().row(event->get_db_row()).close();
-      DEBUG << insert_object.str();
-      db->exec(insert_object.str());
-    }
-    return 0;
-  }
+  uint32_t insert_events(sql::Database *db, const ical::IcalObject *object);
+  uint32_t insert_alarm(sql::Database *db, const ical::Alarm *alarm, const uint32_t event_id);
 }