diff --git a/api/src/db/migrations/versions/2023_11_27_rename_opportunity_table_prior_to_real_.py b/api/src/db/migrations/versions/2023_11_27_rename_opportunity_table_prior_to_real_.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fd4f6d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/db/migrations/versions/2023_11_27_rename_opportunity_table_prior_to_real_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""rename opportunity table prior to real usage
+
+Revision ID: dec1422eee27
+Revises: fdd9312633d8
+Create Date: 2023-11-27 14:43:04.227044
+
+"""
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "dec1422eee27"
+down_revision = "fdd9312633d8"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table(
+        "opportunity",
+        sa.Column("opportunity_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("opportunity_number", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("opportunity_title", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("agency", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("category", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("is_draft", sa.Boolean(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column(
+            "created_at",
+            sa.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.text("now()"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "updated_at",
+            sa.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.text("now()"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("opportunity_id", name=op.f("opportunity_pkey")),
+    )
+    op.drop_table("topportunity")
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table(
+        "topportunity",
+        sa.Column("opportunity_id", sa.INTEGER(), autoincrement=True, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("oppnumber", sa.TEXT(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("opptitle", sa.TEXT(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("owningagency", sa.TEXT(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("oppcategory", sa.TEXT(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("is_draft", sa.BOOLEAN(), autoincrement=False, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column(
+            "created_at",
+            postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.text("now()"),
+            autoincrement=False,
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "updated_at",
+            postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.text("now()"),
+            autoincrement=False,
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("opportunity_id", name="topportunity_pkey"),
+    )
+    op.drop_table("opportunity")
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/api/src/db/models/opportunity_models.py b/api/src/db/models/opportunity_models.py
index 828ae4552..a403058c3 100644
--- a/api/src/db/models/opportunity_models.py
+++ b/api/src/db/models/opportunity_models.py
@@ -6,22 +6,15 @@
 
 
 class Opportunity(Base, TimestampMixin):
-    # NOTE: Keeping all names lower-case versions of the Oracle DBs naming
-    # to follow the usual convention of Postgres.
-    # names are automatically lowercased in all queries unless you quote them.
-    # Once we've setup the replicated DB, we can adjust the naming here if needed.
+    __tablename__ = "opportunity"
 
-    __tablename__ = "topportunity"
+    opportunity_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
 
-    opportunity_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column("opportunity_id", primary_key=True)
+    opportunity_number: Mapped[str | None]
+    opportunity_title: Mapped[str | None]
 
-    opportunity_number: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column("oppnumber")
-    opportunity_title: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column("opptitle")
+    agency: Mapped[str | None]
 
-    agency: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column("owningagency")
+    category: Mapped[OpportunityCategory | None] = mapped_column(StrEnumColumn(OpportunityCategory))
 
-    category: Mapped[OpportunityCategory | None] = mapped_column(
-        "oppcategory", StrEnumColumn(OpportunityCategory)
-    )
-
-    is_draft: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column("is_draft")
+    is_draft: Mapped[bool]
diff --git a/api/tests/src/adapters/db/type_decorators/test_postgres_type_decorators.py b/api/tests/src/adapters/db/type_decorators/test_postgres_type_decorators.py
index 0893ea683..1b7f3c059 100644
--- a/api/tests/src/adapters/db/type_decorators/test_postgres_type_decorators.py
+++ b/api/tests/src/adapters/db/type_decorators/test_postgres_type_decorators.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_str_enum_column_conversion(db_session, enable_factory_create, category,
     # Verify what we stored in the DB is the string itself
     raw_db_value = db_session.execute(
         text(
-            f"select oppcategory from {Opportunity.get_table_name()} where opportunity_id={opportunity.opportunity_id}"  # nosec
+            f"select category from {Opportunity.get_table_name()} where opportunity_id={opportunity.opportunity_id}"  # nosec
         )
     ).scalar()
     assert raw_db_value == db_value