diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0182_merge_20230905_2240.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0182_merge_20230905_2240.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 83920a9c7..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0182_merge_20230905_2240.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.19 on 2023-09-05 22:40
-
-from django.db import migrations
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ("bookwyrm", "0179_bookwyrmexportjob_bookwyrmimportjob_childjob_parentjob"),
-        ("bookwyrm", "0181_merge_20230806_2302"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = []
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0183_auto_20231021_2050.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0183_auto_20231021_2050.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c960fe5bd..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0183_auto_20231021_2050.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-10-21 20:50
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-import django.db.models.deletion
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ("bookwyrm", "0182_merge_20230905_2240"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="notification",
-            name="related_user_export",
-            field=models.ForeignKey(
-                null=True,
-                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
-                to="bookwyrm.bookwyrmexportjob",
-            ),
-        ),
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name="childjob",
-            name="status",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                choices=[
-                    ("pending", "Pending"),
-                    ("active", "Active"),
-                    ("complete", "Complete"),
-                    ("stopped", "Stopped"),
-                    ("failed", "Failed"),
-                ],
-                default="pending",
-                max_length=50,
-                null=True,
-            ),
-        ),
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name="notification",
-            name="notification_type",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                choices=[
-                    ("FAVORITE", "Favorite"),
-                    ("REPLY", "Reply"),
-                    ("MENTION", "Mention"),
-                    ("TAG", "Tag"),
-                    ("FOLLOW", "Follow"),
-                    ("FOLLOW_REQUEST", "Follow Request"),
-                    ("BOOST", "Boost"),
-                    ("IMPORT", "Import"),
-                    ("USER_IMPORT", "User Import"),
-                    ("USER_EXPORT", "User Export"),
-                    ("ADD", "Add"),
-                    ("REPORT", "Report"),
-                    ("LINK_DOMAIN", "Link Domain"),
-                    ("INVITE", "Invite"),
-                    ("ACCEPT", "Accept"),
-                    ("JOIN", "Join"),
-                    ("LEAVE", "Leave"),
-                    ("REMOVE", "Remove"),
-                    ("GROUP_PRIVACY", "Group Privacy"),
-                    ("GROUP_NAME", "Group Name"),
-                    ("GROUP_DESCRIPTION", "Group Description"),
-                ],
-                max_length=255,
-            ),
-        ),
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name="parentjob",
-            name="status",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                choices=[
-                    ("pending", "Pending"),
-                    ("active", "Active"),
-                    ("complete", "Complete"),
-                    ("stopped", "Stopped"),
-                    ("failed", "Failed"),
-                ],
-                default="pending",
-                max_length=50,
-                null=True,
-            ),
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0184_sitesettings_user_import_time_limit.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0184_sitesettings_user_import_time_limit.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 24b4dad37..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0184_sitesettings_user_import_time_limit.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-10-22 02:27
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ("bookwyrm", "0183_auto_20231021_2050"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="sitesettings",
-            name="user_import_time_limit",
-            field=models.IntegerField(default=48),
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0179_bookwyrmexportjob_bookwyrmimportjob_childjob_parentjob.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0185_auto_20231113_2011.py
similarity index 74%
rename from bookwyrm/migrations/0179_bookwyrmexportjob_bookwyrmimportjob_childjob_parentjob.py
rename to bookwyrm/migrations/0185_auto_20231113_2011.py
index d13668cc4..d1a61d6d4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0179_bookwyrmexportjob_bookwyrmimportjob_childjob_parentjob.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0185_auto_20231113_2011.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.19 on 2023-08-31 22:57
+# Generated by Django 3.2.23 on 2023-11-13 20:11
 
 from django.conf import settings
 import django.contrib.postgres.fields
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import django.utils.timezone
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-        ("bookwyrm", "0178_auto_20230328_2132"),
+        ("bookwyrm", "0184_auto_20231106_0421"),
     ]
 
     operations = [
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                             ("active", "Active"),
                             ("complete", "Complete"),
                             ("stopped", "Stopped"),
+                            ("failed", "Failed"),
                         ],
                         default="pending",
                         max_length=50,
@@ -62,6 +63,42 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 "abstract": False,
             },
         ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="sitesettings",
+            name="user_import_time_limit",
+            field=models.IntegerField(default=48),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="notification",
+            name="notification_type",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[
+                    ("FAVORITE", "Favorite"),
+                    ("BOOST", "Boost"),
+                    ("REPLY", "Reply"),
+                    ("MENTION", "Mention"),
+                    ("TAG", "Tag"),
+                    ("FOLLOW", "Follow"),
+                    ("FOLLOW_REQUEST", "Follow Request"),
+                    ("IMPORT", "Import"),
+                    ("USER_IMPORT", "User Import"),
+                    ("USER_EXPORT", "User Export"),
+                    ("ADD", "Add"),
+                    ("REPORT", "Report"),
+                    ("LINK_DOMAIN", "Link Domain"),
+                    ("INVITE", "Invite"),
+                    ("ACCEPT", "Accept"),
+                    ("JOIN", "Join"),
+                    ("LEAVE", "Leave"),
+                    ("REMOVE", "Remove"),
+                    ("GROUP_PRIVACY", "Group Privacy"),
+                    ("GROUP_NAME", "Group Name"),
+                    ("GROUP_DESCRIPTION", "Group Description"),
+                    ("MOVE", "Move"),
+                ],
+                max_length=255,
+            ),
+        ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name="BookwyrmExportJob",
             fields=[
@@ -143,6 +180,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                             ("active", "Active"),
                             ("complete", "Complete"),
                             ("stopped", "Stopped"),
+                            ("failed", "Failed"),
                         ],
                         default="pending",
                         max_length=50,
@@ -162,4 +200,13 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 "abstract": False,
             },
         ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="notification",
+            name="related_user_export",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                to="bookwyrm.bookwyrmexportjob",
+            ),
+        ),
     ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0185_merge_20231105_1453.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0185_merge_20231105_1453.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 767fe4195..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0185_merge_20231105_1453.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-11-05 14:53
-
-from django.db import migrations
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ("bookwyrm", "0182_auto_20231027_1122"),
-        ("bookwyrm", "0184_sitesettings_user_import_time_limit"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = []
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0186_alter_notification_notification_type.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0186_alter_notification_notification_type.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e4effdfa..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0186_alter_notification_notification_type.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-11-05 14:55
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ("bookwyrm", "0185_merge_20231105_1453"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name="notification",
-            name="notification_type",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                choices=[
-                    ("FAVORITE", "Favorite"),
-                    ("REPLY", "Reply"),
-                    ("MENTION", "Mention"),
-                    ("TAG", "Tag"),
-                    ("FOLLOW", "Follow"),
-                    ("FOLLOW_REQUEST", "Follow Request"),
-                    ("BOOST", "Boost"),
-                    ("IMPORT", "Import"),
-                    ("USER_IMPORT", "User Import"),
-                    ("USER_EXPORT", "User Export"),
-                    ("ADD", "Add"),
-                    ("REPORT", "Report"),
-                    ("LINK_DOMAIN", "Link Domain"),
-                    ("INVITE", "Invite"),
-                    ("ACCEPT", "Accept"),
-                    ("JOIN", "Join"),
-                    ("LEAVE", "Leave"),
-                    ("REMOVE", "Remove"),
-                    ("GROUP_PRIVACY", "Group Privacy"),
-                    ("GROUP_NAME", "Group Name"),
-                    ("GROUP_DESCRIPTION", "Group Description"),
-                    ("MOVE", "Move"),
-                ],
-                max_length=255,
-            ),
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/notification.py b/bookwyrm/models/notification.py
index d4774cf54..70aeec82a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/notification.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/notification.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class NotificationType(models.TextChoices):
 class Notification(BookWyrmModel):
     """a notification object"""
 
-
     user = models.ForeignKey("User", on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     read = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     notification_type = models.CharField(