diff --git a/swh/web/add_forge_now/apps.py b/swh/web/add_forge_now/apps.py
--- a/swh/web/add_forge_now/apps.py
+++ b/swh/web/add_forge_now/apps.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 
+LABEL = "swh_web_add_forge_now"
+
 
 class AddForgeNowConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "swh.web.add_forge_now"
-    label = "swh_web_add_forge_now"
+    label = LABEL
diff --git a/swh/web/add_forge_now/migrations/0004_auto_20220329_0844.py b/swh/web/add_forge_now/migrations/0004_auto_20220329_0844.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/web/add_forge_now/migrations/0004_auto_20220329_0844.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.24 on 2022-03-29 08:44
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("add_forge_now", "0003_request_submitter_forward_username"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelTable(name="request", table="request",),
+        migrations.AlterModelTable(name="requesthistory", table="requesthistory",),
+    ]
diff --git a/swh/web/add_forge_now/models.py b/swh/web/add_forge_now/models.py
--- a/swh/web/add_forge_now/models.py
+++ b/swh/web/add_forge_now/models.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 from django.db import models
 
+from .apps import LABEL
+
 
 class RequestStatus(enum.Enum):
     """Request statuses.
@@ -68,7 +70,13 @@
         return tuple((variant.name, variant.value) for variant in cls)
 
 
-class RequestHistory(models.Model):
+class _BaseModel(models.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True
+        app_label = LABEL
+
+
+class RequestHistory(_BaseModel):
     """Comment or status change. This is commented or changed by either submitter or
     moderator.
 
@@ -81,8 +89,11 @@
     date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     new_status = models.TextField(choices=RequestStatus.choices(), null=True)
 
+    class Meta:
+        db_table = "requesthistory"
 
-class Request(models.Model):
+
+class Request(_BaseModel):
     status = models.TextField(
         choices=RequestStatus.choices(), default=RequestStatus.PENDING.name,
     )
@@ -98,3 +109,6 @@
     forge_contact_comment = models.TextField(
         null=True, help_text="Where did you find this contact information (url, ...)",
     )
+
+    class Meta:
+        db_table = "request"