diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models/__init__.py b/tubesync/sync/models/__init__.py
index dba06dfb..d7ed077c 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models/__init__.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 # These are referenced from the migration files
 
-from .misc import (
+from ._migrations import (
     get_media_file_path,
     get_media_thumb_path,
     media_file_storage,
 )
 
 # The actual model classes
+# The order starts with independent classes
+# then the classes that depend on them follow.
 
-from .media import Media
-from .source import Source
-from .metadata import Metadata
-from .metadata_format import MetadataFormat
 from .media_server import MediaServer
 
+from .source import Source
+from .media import Media
+from .metadata import Metadata
+from .metadata_format import MetadataFormat
+
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models/misc.py b/tubesync/sync/models/_migrations.py
similarity index 62%
rename from tubesync/sync/models/misc.py
rename to tubesync/sync/models/_migrations.py
index 81257966..5ca5d101 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models/misc.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models/_migrations.py
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
-from ..choices import Val, YouTube_SourceType
 
 
 media_file_storage = FileSystemStorage(location=str(settings.DOWNLOAD_ROOT), base_url='/media-data/')
-_srctype_dict = lambda n: dict(zip( YouTube_SourceType.values, (n,) * len(YouTube_SourceType.values) ))
-
-
-def _nfo_element(nfo, label, text, /, *, attrs={}, tail='\n', char=' ', indent=2):
-    element = nfo.makeelement(label, attrs)
-    element.text = text
-    element.tail = tail + (char * indent)
-    return element
 
 
 def get_media_file_path(instance, filename):
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models/_private.py b/tubesync/sync/models/_private.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96539dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models/_private.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from ..choices import Val, YouTube_SourceType
+
+
+_srctype_dict = lambda n: dict(zip( YouTube_SourceType.values, (n,) * len(YouTube_SourceType.values) ))
+
+
+def _nfo_element(nfo, label, text, /, *, attrs={}, tail='\n', char=' ', indent=2):
+    element = nfo.makeelement(label, attrs)
+    element.text = text
+    element.tail = tail + (char * indent)
+    return element
+
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models/media.py b/tubesync/sync/models/media.py
index eed6103a..92e2b23b 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models/media.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models/media.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ from ..matching import (get_best_combined_format, get_best_audio_format,
                         get_best_video_format)
 from ..choices import ( Val, Fallback, MediaState, SourceResolution,
                         YouTube_AudioCodec, YouTube_VideoCodec)
-from .source import Source
-from .misc import (
-    media_file_storage, _srctype_dict, _nfo_element,
-    get_media_thumb_path, get_media_file_path,
+from ._migrations import (
+    media_file_storage, get_media_thumb_path, get_media_file_path,
 )
+from ._private import _srctype_dict, _nfo_element
+from .source import Source
 
 
 class Media(models.Model):
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models/source.py b/tubesync/sync/models/source.py
index 7ab9ea4b..74f75278 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models/source.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models/source.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ from ..youtube import (
     get_media_info as get_youtube_media_info,
     get_channel_image_info as get_youtube_channel_image_info,
 )
-from .misc import _srctype_dict, media_file_storage
+from ._migrations import media_file_storage
+from ._private import _srctype_dict
 
 
 class Source(db.models.Model):