diff --git a/archivebox/__init__.py b/archivebox/__init__.py
index 52f40d83..0924fd32 100755
--- a/archivebox/__init__.py
+++ b/archivebox/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 __package__ = 'archivebox'
 
 
-# monkey patch django timezone to add back utc (it was removed in Django 5.0)
-import datetime
-from django.utils import timezone
-timezone.utc = datetime.timezone.utc
+from .monkey_patches import *
diff --git a/archivebox/api/apps.py b/archivebox/api/apps.py
index e64d943a..d7b8b0d9 100644
--- a/archivebox/api/apps.py
+++ b/archivebox/api/apps.py
@@ -3,5 +3,9 @@ __package__ = 'archivebox.api'
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 
+
 class APIConfig(AppConfig):
     name = 'api'
+
+    def ready(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/archivebox/monkey_patches.py b/archivebox/monkey_patches.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dcfa082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archivebox/monkey_patches.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+__package__ = 'archivebox'
+
+import django_stubs_ext
+
+django_stubs_ext.monkeypatch()
+
+
+# monkey patch django timezone to add back utc (it was removed in Django 5.0)
+import datetime
+from django.utils import timezone
+timezone.utc = datetime.timezone.utc
+
+
+# monkey patch django-signals-webhooks to change how it shows up in Admin UI
+# from signal_webhooks.apps import DjangoSignalWebhooksConfig
+# DjangoSignalWebhooksConfig.verbose_name = 'API'