diff --git a/generic/migrations/0021_ciduser_login_email_sent.py b/generic/migrations/0021_ciduser_login_email_sent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbec055b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generic/migrations/0021_ciduser_login_email_sent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.8 on 2021-12-15 21:00
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('generic', '0020_ciduser_supervisor_email'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='ciduser',
+            name='login_email_sent',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/generic/models.py b/generic/models.py
index 34a2b9e7..8a9ce11f 100644
--- a/generic/models.py
+++ b/generic/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.db import models
-from django.http import request
+from django.http import HttpRequest
 from smtplib import SMTPException
 
 from django.urls import reverse
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class CidUser(models.Model):
         if self.login_email_sent and not self.resend:
             return False, "Already sent."
 
-        login_url = request.build_absolute_uri(reverse("cid_selector"))
+        login_url = HttpRequest.build_absolute_uri(reverse("cid_selector"))
 
         msg = f"""
         See below for you details for: {self.group}