diff --git a/api/shopping.py b/api/shopping.py
index bcc98b0..06f28b8 100644
--- a/api/shopping.py
+++ b/api/shopping.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ async def request_meal_scoped(
     r: MealIdWrapper,
     request: Request,
     household=Depends(get_household_from_slug),
+    user=Depends(get_current_user),
     conn: aiosqlite.Connection = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     hid = household["id"]
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ async def request_meal_scoped(
         return error_response(request, 404, "Meal not found")
 
     try:
-        item = await shopping.request_meal_scoped(conn, meal, hid)
+        item = await shopping.request_meal_scoped(conn, meal, hid, user.id)
     except ValueError as e:
         return error_response(request, 400, str(e))
     return _to_meal_item(item)
diff --git a/shopping/repository.py b/shopping/repository.py
index 842c90a..1f33b2d 100644
--- a/shopping/repository.py
+++ b/shopping/repository.py
@@ -280,24 +280,25 @@ async def request(
 
 
 async def request_meal_scoped(
-    conn, meal: Any, household_id: int, person_id: Optional[int] = None
+    conn, meal: Any, household_id: int, person_id: int
 ) -> ShoppingListItem:
     if meal is None or getattr(meal, "id", -1) < 0:
         raise ValueError("Meal must have a valid id")
     if await is_requested_scoped(conn, meal.id, household_id):
         raise ValueError("Meal is already requested")
 
-    # Use 0 for outward personId to satisfy schema without binding to v1 persons
-    pid = person_id if person_id is not None else 0
+    # Require a valid person id
+    if person_id is None or person_id < 0:
+        raise ValueError("Meal request must have a valid person id")
 
-    item = ShoppingListItem(ingredient_id=None, person_id=pid, meal_id=meal.id)
+    item = ShoppingListItem(ingredient_id=None, person_id=person_id, meal_id=meal.id)
 
     async with conn.execute(
         """
         INSERT INTO ShoppingListItem (ingredient_id, person_id, meal_id, created_date, household_id)
         VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
     """,
-        (None, pid, meal.id, item.created_date.isoformat(), household_id),
+    (None, person_id, meal.id, item.created_date.isoformat(), household_id),
     ) as cursor:
         item.id = cursor.lastrowid
 
diff --git a/tests/test_migration_households.py b/tests/test_migration_households.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a4cdda..0000000
--- a/tests/test_migration_households.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-import asyncio
-
-import aiosqlite
-
-import db
-from tests.test_data import create_test_data
-from scripts.migration_to_households import run_migration
-
-
-async def table_has_column(conn: aiosqlite.Connection, table: str, col: str) -> bool:
-    async with conn.execute(f"PRAGMA table_info({table});") as c:
-        async for row in c:
-            if row[1] == col:
-                return True
-    return False
-
-
-def test_migration_adds_tables_and_columns_and_ports_data(tmp_path):
-    async def _run():
-        db_path = tmp_path / "test.sqlite"
-        conn = await db.connect(str(db_path))
-        # Bootstrap v1 schema
-        await db.create(conn)
-        await conn.commit()
-
-        # Seed some v1 data (persons, products, recipes, meals)
-        await create_test_data(conn)
-        await conn.commit()
-
-        # Run migration
-        await run_migration(conn)
-
-        # Verify new tables exist
-        for tbl in [
-            "User",
-            "LocalCredentials",
-            "OAuthCredentials",
-            "Household",
-            "HouseholdMember",
-            "HouseholdInvitation",
-        ]:
-            async with conn.execute(
-                "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name=?;", (tbl,)
-            ) as c:
-                assert await c.fetchone() is not None, f"Missing table {tbl}"
-
-        # Verify household_id column exists on tenant tables
-        tenant_tables = [
-            "Recipe",
-            "Ingredient",
-            "Meal",
-            "MealParticipant",
-            "MealRecipe",
-            "ShoppingList",
-            "ShoppingListItem",
-        ]
-        for tbl in tenant_tables:
-            assert await table_has_column(conn, tbl, "household_id"), f"{tbl} lacks household_id"
-
-        # Default household exists
-        async with conn.execute(
-            "SELECT id, slug FROM Household WHERE slug='default' LIMIT 1;"
-        ) as c:
-            row = await c.fetchone()
-            assert row is not None
-
-        # Persons were ported to Users and memberships created (if legacy Person table exists)
-        try:
-            async with conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(1) FROM Person;") as c:
-                row = await c.fetchone()
-                assert row is not None
-                person_count = int(row[0])
-        except Exception:
-            person_count = 0
-        async with conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(1) FROM User;") as c:
-            row = await c.fetchone()
-            assert row is not None
-            user_count = int(row[0])
-        if person_count > 0:
-            assert user_count == person_count
-
-        async with conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(1) FROM HouseholdMember;") as c:
-            row = await c.fetchone()
-            assert row is not None
-            member_count = int(row[0])
-        if person_count > 0:
-            assert member_count == person_count
-
-        await conn.close()
-
-    asyncio.run(_run())