diff --git a/apps/authentication/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/authentication/migrations/0001_initial.py
index a7f8ba9..fe0afa6 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/apps/authentication/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2024-01-07 18:45
+# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2024-01-19 09:34
 
 import apps.authentication.models
 from django.db import migrations, models
 import django.db.models.deletion
 import django.utils.timezone
+import pathlib
 import uuid
 
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name='Department',
             fields=[
-                ('id', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
+                ('uuid', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
                 ('title', models.CharField(max_length=150)),
                 ('icon', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=32, null=True)),
             ],
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             fields=[
                 ('password', models.CharField(max_length=128, verbose_name='password')),
                 ('last_login', models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name='last login')),
-                ('id', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
-                ('icon', models.ImageField(default='../static/assets/images/defaultuser.webp', storage=apps.authentication.models.OverwriteStorage(), upload_to=apps.authentication.models.IconPathGenerator(), verbose_name='profile picture')),
+                ('uuid', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
+                ('icon', models.ImageField(default=pathlib.PurePosixPath('/mnt/code/ticket-website/static/images/defaultuser.webp'), storage=apps.authentication.models.OverwriteStorage(), upload_to=apps.authentication.models.IconPathGenerator(), verbose_name='profile picture')),
                 ('email', models.EmailField(error_messages={'unique': 'A user with this email address already exists.'}, max_length=254, unique=True, verbose_name='email address')),
                 ('forename', models.CharField(help_text='This should be your real first name.', max_length=150, verbose_name='first name')),
                 ('surname', models.CharField(help_text='This should be your real last name.', max_length=150, verbose_name='last name')),
diff --git a/apps/authentication/migrations/0002_auto_20240112_1604.py b/apps/authentication/migrations/0002_auto_20240112_1604.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29e6d97..0000000
--- a/apps/authentication/migrations/0002_auto_20240112_1604.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2024-01-12 16:04
-
-from django.db import migrations
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ('authentication', '0001_initial'),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.RenameField(
-            model_name='department',
-            old_name='id',
-            new_name='uuid',
-        ),
-        migrations.RenameField(
-            model_name='user',
-            old_name='id',
-            new_name='uuid',
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/apps/authentication/migrations/0003_alter_user_icon.py b/apps/authentication/migrations/0003_alter_user_icon.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d8e57a4..0000000
--- a/apps/authentication/migrations/0003_alter_user_icon.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2024-01-18 10:46
-
-import apps.authentication.models
-from django.db import migrations, models
-import pathlib
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ('authentication', '0002_auto_20240112_1604'),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name='user',
-            name='icon',
-            field=models.ImageField(default=pathlib.PurePosixPath('/mnt/code/ticket-website/static/images/defaultuser.webp'), storage=apps.authentication.models.OverwriteStorage(), upload_to=apps.authentication.models.IconPathGenerator(), verbose_name='profile picture'),
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/apps/authentication/migrations/0004_alter_user_icon.py b/apps/authentication/migrations/0004_alter_user_icon.py
deleted file mode 100644
index deb642f..0000000
--- a/apps/authentication/migrations/0004_alter_user_icon.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2024-01-18 20:14
-
-import apps.authentication.models
-from django.db import migrations, models
-import pathlib
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ('authentication', '0003_alter_user_icon'),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name='user',
-            name='icon',
-            field=models.ImageField(default=pathlib.PurePosixPath('/mnt/storage/projects/Websites/ticket-website/static/images/defaultuser.webp'), storage=apps.authentication.models.OverwriteStorage(), upload_to=apps.authentication.models.IconPathGenerator(), verbose_name='profile picture'),
-        ),
-    ]