diff --git a/cookbook/helper/mdx_attributes.py b/cookbook/helper/mdx_attributes.py
index 389b2d26..57eb44c1 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/mdx_attributes.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/mdx_attributes.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class StyleTreeprocessor(Treeprocessor):
 
 
 class MarkdownFormatExtension(markdown.Extension):
-    def extendMarkdown(self, md, md_globals):
+    # md_ globals deprecated - see here: 
+    def extendMarkdown(self, md):
         md.treeprocessors.register(
             StyleTreeprocessor(),
             'StyleTreeprocessor',
diff --git a/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_step.py b/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_step.py
index e1f211e5..dc755b2d 100644
--- a/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_step.py
+++ b/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_step.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import pytest
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django_scopes import scopes_disabled
 
-from cookbook.models import Food, Ingredient, Step
+from cookbook.models import Step
 
 LIST_URL = 'api:step-list'
 DETAIL_URL = 'api:step-detail'
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/recipes/settings.py b/recipes/settings.py
index eb46736e..85d56381 100644
--- a/recipes/settings.py
+++ b/recipes/settings.py
@@ -248,3 +248,6 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "mediafiles")
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage'
 
 TEST_RUNNER = "cookbook.helper.CustomTestRunner.CustomTestRunner"
+
+# future versions of django will make undeclared default django.db.models.BigAutoField which will force migrations on all models
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.AutoField'