diff --git a/acme/db/nosql/order.go b/acme/db/nosql/order.go
index 6408cd00..5ba54790 100644
--- a/acme/db/nosql/order.go
+++ b/acme/db/nosql/order.go
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ func (db *DB) GetOrder(id string) (*types.Order, error) {
 	return o, nil
 }
 
-// newOrder returns a new Order type.
-func newOrder(db nosql.DB, ops OrderOptions) (*order, error) {
-	id, err := randID()
+func (db *DB) CreateOrder(ctx context.Context, o *types.Order) error {
+	o.ID, err := randID()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ func newOrder(db nosql.DB, ops OrderOptions) (*order, error) {
 		naf = nbf.Add(ops.defaultDuration)
 	}
 
-	o := &order{
+	dbo := &dbOrder{
 		ID:             id,
 		AccountID:      ops.AccountID,
 		Created:        now,
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ func newOrder(db nosql.DB, ops OrderOptions) (*order, error) {
 		NotAfter:       naf,
 		Authorizations: authzs,
 	}
-	if err := o.save(db, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := db.saveDBOrder(dbo, nil); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -135,6 +134,10 @@ func newOrder(db nosql.DB, ops OrderOptions) (*order, error) {
 	return o, nil
 }
 
+// newOrder returns a new Order type.
+func newOrder(db nosql.DB, ops OrderOptions) (*order, error) {
+}
+
 type orderIDsByAccount struct{}
 
 // addOrderID adds an order ID to a users index of in progress order IDs.
diff --git a/acme/types/order.go b/acme/types/order.go
index f14dc0bb..7e472204 100644
--- a/acme/types/order.go
+++ b/acme/types/order.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Order struct {
 	Finalize       string       `json:"finalize"`
 	Certificate    string       `json:"certificate,omitempty"`
 	ID             string       `json:"-"`
+	ProvisionerID  string       `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // ToLog enables response logging.