diff --git a/opentech/apply/activity/migrations/0001_initial.py b/opentech/apply/activity/migrations/0001_initial.py
index b5e7d8c3be47f7ad5afd532ae439e69b16fb976d..123a96d01492ebf7d8bbf918c3307736312fbf54 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/activity/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/activity/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('user', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
             ],
             options={
+                'base_manager_name': 'objects',
                 'ordering': ['-timestamp'],
             },
         ),