diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 63aeb7145..33e34019d 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -21,24 +21,26 @@ if (miss.length !== 0) {
   throw new Error('Miss some configurations keys : ' + miss)
 }
 
-// ----------- PeerTube modules -----------
+// ----------- Database -----------
 const config = require('config')
 const constants = require('./server/initializers/constants')
-const customValidators = require('./server/helpers/customValidators')
 const database = require('./server/initializers/database')
-const installer = require('./server/initializers/installer')
 const logger = require('./server/helpers/logger')
-const poolRequests = require('./server/lib/requestsScheduler')
+
+database.connect()
+
+// ----------- PeerTube modules -----------
+const customValidators = require('./server/helpers/customValidators')
+const installer = require('./server/initializers/installer')
+const mongoose = require('mongoose')
 const routes = require('./server/controllers')
 const utils = require('./server/helpers/utils')
 const webtorrent = require('./server/lib/webtorrent')
+const Request = mongoose.model('Request')
 
 // Get configurations
 const port = config.get('listen.port')
 
-// ----------- Database -----------
-database.connect()
-
 // ----------- Command line -----------
 
 // ----------- App -----------
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ installer.installApplication(function (err) {
     // ----------- Make the server listening -----------
     server.listen(port, function () {
       // Activate the pool requests
-      poolRequests.activate()
+      Request.activate()
 
       // videos.seedAllExisting(function () {
         logger.info('Seeded all the videos')
diff --git a/server/initializers/database.js b/server/initializers/database.js
index 5932a978b..d0d969663 100644
--- a/server/initializers/database.js
+++ b/server/initializers/database.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const logger = require('../helpers/logger')
 
 // Bootstrap models
 require('../models/video')
+// Request model needs Video model
+require('../models/request')
 
 const dbname = 'peertube' + config.get('database.suffix')
 const host = config.get('database.host')
diff --git a/server/lib/friends.js b/server/lib/friends.js
index 91cd69f86..617cc1ab4 100644
--- a/server/lib/friends.js
+++ b/server/lib/friends.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ const constants = require('../initializers/constants')
 const logger = require('../helpers/logger')
 const peertubeCrypto = require('../helpers/peertubeCrypto')
 const Pods = require('../models/pods')
-const requestsScheduler = require('../lib/requestsScheduler')
 const requests = require('../helpers/requests')
 
 const http = config.get('webserver.https') ? 'https' : 'http'
 const host = config.get('webserver.host')
 const port = config.get('webserver.port')
+const Request = mongoose.model('Request')
 const Video = mongoose.model('Video')
 
 const pods = {
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ const pods = {
 }
 
 function addVideoToFriends (video) {
-  // ensure namePath is null
-  video.namePath = null
-
-  requestsScheduler.addRequest('add', video)
+  createRequest('add', video)
 }
 
 function hasFriends (callback) {
@@ -76,9 +73,9 @@ function makeFriends (callback) {
 
 function quitFriends (callback) {
   // Stop pool requests
-  requestsScheduler.deactivate()
+  Request.deactivate()
   // Flush pool requests
-  requestsScheduler.flush()
+  Request.flush()
 
   async.waterfall([
     function getPodsList (callbackAsync) {
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ function quitFriends (callback) {
     }
   ], function (err) {
     // Don't forget to re activate the scheduler, even if there was an error
-    requestsScheduler.activate()
+    Request.activate()
 
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
@@ -136,8 +133,8 @@ function quitFriends (callback) {
   })
 }
 
-function removeVideoToFriends (video) {
-  requestsScheduler.addRequest('remove', video)
+function removeVideoToFriends (videoParams) {
+  createRequest('remove', videoParams)
 }
 
 function sendOwnedVideosToPod (podId) {
@@ -155,7 +152,7 @@ function sendOwnedVideosToPod (podId) {
           return
         }
 
-        requestsScheduler.addRequestTo([ podId ], 'add', remoteVideo)
+        createRequest('add', remoteVideo, [ podId ])
       })
     })
   })
@@ -211,9 +208,9 @@ function getForeignPodsList (url, callback) {
 
 function makeRequestsToWinningPods (cert, podsList, callback) {
   // Stop pool requests
-  requestsScheduler.deactivate()
+  Request.deactivate()
   // Flush pool requests
-  requestsScheduler.forceSend()
+  Request.forceSend()
 
   async.eachLimit(podsList, constants.REQUESTS_IN_PARALLEL, function (pod, callbackEach) {
     const params = {
@@ -249,9 +246,26 @@ function makeRequestsToWinningPods (cert, podsList, callback) {
   }, function endRequests () {
     // Final callback, we've ended all the requests
     // Now we made new friends, we can re activate the pool of requests
-    requestsScheduler.activate()
+    Request.activate()
 
     logger.debug('makeRequestsToWinningPods finished.')
     return callback()
   })
 }
+
+function createRequest (type, data, to) {
+  const req = new Request({
+    request: {
+      type: type,
+      data: data
+    }
+  })
+
+  if (to) {
+    req.to = to
+  }
+
+  req.save(function (err) {
+    if (err) logger.error('Cannot save the request.', { error: err })
+  })
+}
diff --git a/server/models/pods.js b/server/models/pods.js
index daeadeb07..9502d92e4 100644
--- a/server/models/pods.js
+++ b/server/models/pods.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const mongoose = require('mongoose')
+const map = require('lodash/map')
 
 const constants = require('../initializers/constants')
 const logger = require('../helpers/logger')
@@ -76,7 +77,11 @@ function list (callback) {
 }
 
 function listAllIds (callback) {
-  return PodsDB.find({}, { _id: 1 }, callback)
+  return PodsDB.find({}, { _id: 1 }, function (err, pods) {
+    if (err) return callback(err)
+
+    return callback(null, map(pods, '_id'))
+  })
 }
 
 function listAllUrls (callback) {
diff --git a/server/lib/requestsScheduler.js b/server/models/request.js
similarity index 78%
rename from server/lib/requestsScheduler.js
rename to server/models/request.js
index b192d8299..2a407388a 100644
--- a/server/lib/requestsScheduler.js
+++ b/server/models/request.js
@@ -7,60 +7,51 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose')
 const constants = require('../initializers/constants')
 const logger = require('../helpers/logger')
 const Pods = require('../models/pods')
-const Requests = require('../models/requests')
 const requests = require('../helpers/requests')
 
 const Video = mongoose.model('Video')
 
 let timer = null
 
-const requestsScheduler = {
-  activate: activate,
-  addRequest: addRequest,
-  addRequestTo: addRequestTo,
-  deactivate: deactivate,
-  flush: flush,
-  forceSend: forceSend
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const RequestSchema = mongoose.Schema({
+  request: mongoose.Schema.Types.Mixed,
+  to: [ { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'users' } ]
+})
+
+RequestSchema.statics = {
+  activate,
+  deactivate,
+  flush,
+  forceSend
 }
 
+RequestSchema.pre('save', function (next) {
+  const self = this
+
+  if (self.to.length === 0) {
+    Pods.listAllIds(function (err, podIds) {
+      if (err) return next(err)
+
+      // No friends
+      if (podIds.length === 0) return
+
+      self.to = podIds
+      return next()
+    })
+  } else {
+    return next()
+  }
+})
+
+mongoose.model('Request', RequestSchema)
+
+// ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
+
 function activate () {
   logger.info('Requests scheduler activated.')
-  timer = setInterval(makeRequests, constants.INTERVAL)
-}
-
-// Add request to the scheduler
-function addRequest (type, data) {
-  logger.debug('Add request of type %s to the requests scheduler.', type, { data: data })
-
-  const request = {
-    type: type,
-    data: data
-  }
-
-  Pods.listAllIds(function (err, podIds) {
-    if (err) {
-      logger.debug('Cannot list pod ids.')
-      return
-    }
-
-    // No friends
-    if (!podIds) return
-
-    Requests.create(request, podIds, function (err) {
-      if (err) logger.error('Cannot create a request.', { error: err })
-    })
-  })
-}
-
-function addRequestTo (podIds, type, data) {
-  const request = {
-    type: type,
-    data: data
-  }
-
-  Requests.create(request, podIds, function (err) {
-    if (err) logger.error('Cannot create a request.', { error: err })
-  })
+  timer = setInterval(makeRequests.bind(this), constants.INTERVAL)
 }
 
 function deactivate () {
@@ -69,24 +60,18 @@ function deactivate () {
 }
 
 function flush () {
-  Requests.removeAll(function (err) {
-    if (err) {
-      logger.error('Cannot flush the requests.', { error: err })
-    }
+  removeAll.call(this, function (err) {
+    if (err) logger.error('Cannot flush the requests.', { error: err })
   })
 }
 
 function forceSend () {
   logger.info('Force requests scheduler sending.')
-  makeRequests()
+  makeRequests.call(this)
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-module.exports = requestsScheduler
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 // Make a requests to friends of a certain type
 function makeRequest (toPod, requestsToMake, callback) {
   if (!callback) callback = function () {}
@@ -115,7 +100,9 @@ function makeRequest (toPod, requestsToMake, callback) {
 
 // Make all the requests of the scheduler
 function makeRequests () {
-  Requests.list(function (err, requests) {
+  const self = this
+
+  list.call(self, function (err, requests) {
     if (err) {
       logger.error('Cannot get the list of requests.', { err: err })
       return // Abort
@@ -154,11 +141,14 @@ function makeRequests () {
 
       // FIXME: mongodb request inside a loop :/
       Pods.findById(toPodId, function (err, toPod) {
-        if (err) return logger.error('Error finding pod by id.', { err: err })
+        if (err) {
+          logger.error('Error finding pod by id.', { err: err })
+          return callbackEach()
+        }
 
         // Maybe the pod is not our friend anymore so simply remove them
         if (!toPod) {
-          Requests.removePodOf(requestToMake.ids, toPodId)
+          removePodOf.call(self, requestToMake.ids, toPodId)
           return callbackEach()
         }
 
@@ -173,7 +163,7 @@ function makeRequests () {
             logger.debug('Removing requests for %s pod.', toPodId, { requestsIds: requestToMake.ids })
 
             // Remove the pod id of these request ids
-            Requests.removePodOf(requestToMake.ids, toPodId)
+            removePodOf.call(self, requestToMake.ids, toPodId)
             goodPods.push(toPodId)
           } else {
             badPods.push(toPodId)
@@ -186,7 +176,7 @@ function makeRequests () {
       // All the requests were made, we update the pods score
       updatePodsScore(goodPods, badPods)
       // Flush requests with no pod
-      Requests.removeWithEmptyTo()
+      removeWithEmptyTo.call(self)
     })
   })
 }
@@ -268,3 +258,23 @@ function updatePodsScore (goodPods, badPods) {
     removeBadPods()
   })
 }
+
+function list (callback) {
+  this.find({ }, { _id: 1, request: 1, to: 1 }, callback)
+}
+
+function removeAll (callback) {
+  this.remove({ }, callback)
+}
+
+function removePodOf (requestsIds, podId, callback) {
+  if (!callback) callback = function () {}
+
+  this.update({ _id: { $in: requestsIds } }, { $pull: { to: podId } }, { multi: true }, callback)
+}
+
+function removeWithEmptyTo (callback) {
+  if (!callback) callback = function () {}
+
+  this.remove({ to: { $size: 0 } }, callback)
+}
diff --git a/server/models/requests.js b/server/models/requests.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e67ccad56..000000000
--- a/server/models/requests.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const mongoose = require('mongoose')
-
-const logger = require('../helpers/logger')
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const requestsSchema = mongoose.Schema({
-  request: mongoose.Schema.Types.Mixed,
-  to: [ { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'users' } ]
-})
-const RequestsDB = mongoose.model('requests', requestsSchema)
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const Requests = {
-  create: create,
-  findById: findById,
-  list: list,
-  removeAll: removeAll,
-  removePodOf: removePodOf,
-  removeRequestById: removeRequestById,
-  removeRequests: removeRequests,
-  removeWithEmptyTo: removeWithEmptyTo
-}
-
-function create (request, to, callback) {
-  RequestsDB.create({ request: request, to: to }, callback)
-}
-
-function findById (id, callback) {
-  RequestsDB.findOne({ id: id }, callback)
-}
-
-function list (callback) {
-  RequestsDB.find({}, { _id: 1, request: 1, to: 1 }, callback)
-}
-
-function removeAll (callback) {
-  RequestsDB.remove({ }, callback)
-}
-
-function removePodOf (requestsIds, podId, callback) {
-  if (!callback) callback = function () {}
-
-  RequestsDB.update({ _id: { $in: requestsIds } }, { $pull: { to: podId } }, { multi: true }, callback)
-}
-
-function removeRequestById (id, callback) {
-  RequestsDB.remove({ id: id }, callback)
-}
-
-function removeRequests (ids) {
-  RequestsDB.remove({ _id: { $in: ids } }, function (err) {
-    if (err) {
-      logger.error('Cannot remove requests from the requests database.', { error: err })
-      return // Abort
-    }
-
-    logger.info('Pool requests flushed.')
-  })
-}
-
-function removeWithEmptyTo (callback) {
-  if (!callback) callback = function () {}
-
-  RequestsDB.remove({ to: { $size: 0 } }, callback)
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-module.exports = Requests
diff --git a/server/tests/api/multiplePods.js b/server/tests/api/multiplePods.js
index 52dfda137..2a1bc64e6 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/multiplePods.js
+++ b/server/tests/api/multiplePods.js
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ describe('Test multiple pods', function () {
 
     // Keep the logs if the test failed
     if (this.ok) {
-      // utils.flushTests(done)
+      utils.flushTests(done)
     } else {
       done()
     }