diff --git a/addons/api/addon/generated/models/auth-token.js b/addons/api/addon/generated/models/auth-token.js
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+++ b/addons/api/addon/generated/models/auth-token.js
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+import BaseModel from '../../models/base';
+
+/**
+ * NOTE:  we don't yet use this model for display in the UI and thus no
+ * attributes are included at this time.  This model is used only for
+ * validating that an auth token exists.
+ */
+export default class GeneratedAuthTokenModel extends BaseModel {}
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/models/auth-token.js b/addons/api/addon/models/auth-token.js
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+import GeneratedAuthTokenModel from '../generated/models/auth-token';
+
+export default class AuthTokenModel extends GeneratedAuthTokenModel {}
diff --git a/addons/api/app/models/auth-token.js b/addons/api/app/models/auth-token.js
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+++ b/addons/api/app/models/auth-token.js
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+export { default } from 'api/models/auth-token';
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/models/auth-token-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/models/auth-token-test.js
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+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/models/auth-token-test.js
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+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Model | auth token', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it exists', function(assert) {
+    let store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
+    let model = store.createRecord('auth-token', {});
+    assert.ok(model);
+  });
+});