diff --git a/funnel/models/comment.py b/funnel/models/comment.py
index d2cb6afbc..f38dacca4 100644
--- a/funnel/models/comment.py
+++ b/funnel/models/comment.py
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ class Comment(UuidMixin, BaseMixin, db.Model):
         'Comment', backref=sa.orm.backref('in_reply_to', remote_side='Comment.id')
     )
 
-    _message = MarkdownColumnNative('message', profile='basic', nullable=False)
+    _message = MarkdownColumnNative(  # type: ignore[has-type]
+        'message', profile='basic', nullable=False
+    )
 
     _state = sa.Column(
         'state',
diff --git a/funnel/models/venue.py b/funnel/models/venue.py
index 45f33abfa..a50abd58f 100644
--- a/funnel/models/venue.py
+++ b/funnel/models/venue.py
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@
 
 from coaster.sqlalchemy import add_primary_relationship, with_roles
 
-from . import BaseScopedNameMixin, CoordinatesMixin, MarkdownColumn, UuidMixin, db, sa
+from . import (
+    BaseScopedNameMixin,
+    CoordinatesMixin,
+    MarkdownColumnNative,
+    UuidMixin,
+    db,
+    sa,
+)
 from .helpers import reopen
 from .project import Project
 from .project_membership import project_child_role_map
@@ -25,7 +32,9 @@ class Venue(UuidMixin, BaseScopedNameMixin, CoordinatesMixin, db.Model):
         grants_via={None: project_child_role_map},
     )
     parent = sa.orm.synonym('project')
-    description = MarkdownColumn('description', default='', nullable=False)
+    description = MarkdownColumnNative(
+        'description', profile='basic', default='', nullable=False
+    )
     address1 = sa.Column(sa.Unicode(160), default='', nullable=False)
     address2 = sa.Column(sa.Unicode(160), default='', nullable=False)
     city = sa.Column(sa.Unicode(30), default='', nullable=False)
@@ -104,7 +113,9 @@ class VenueRoom(UuidMixin, BaseScopedNameMixin, db.Model):
         grants_via={None: set(project_child_role_map.values())},
     )
     parent = sa.orm.synonym('venue')
-    description = MarkdownColumn('description', default='', nullable=False)
+    description = MarkdownColumnNative(  # type: ignore[has-type]
+        'description', profile='basic', default='', nullable=False
+    )
     bgcolor = sa.Column(sa.Unicode(6), nullable=False, default='229922')
 
     seq = sa.Column(sa.Integer, nullable=False)