diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index 8ff24cbdf7..c059ee68be 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.AutoField'
+DEFAULT_HASHING_ALGORITHM = 'sha1'
+
 #################### Python sandbox ############################################
 
 CODE_JAIL = {
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index c2d8ae8979..cc42b2131e 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -1582,6 +1582,10 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
+
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.AutoField'
+DEFAULT_HASHING_ALGORITHM = 'sha1'
+
 #################### Python sandbox ############################################
 
 CODE_JAIL = {