diff --git a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/base.js b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/base.js
index a3cdafabd..a48aaaeac 100644
--- a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/base.js
+++ b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/base.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export default class BaseAuthenticator extends SimpleAuthBaseAuthenticator {
    */
   async validateToken(token, tokenID) {
     const tokenValidationURL = this.buildTokenValidationEndpointURL(tokenID);
+
     // Note: waitForPromise is needed to provide the necessary integration with @ember/test-helpers
     // visit https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ember/test-waiters for more info.
     const response = await waitForPromise(
@@ -66,6 +67,12 @@ export default class BaseAuthenticator extends SimpleAuthBaseAuthenticator {
         headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
       }),
     );
+    // Note: Always consume response body in order to avoid memory leaks
+    // visit https://undici.nodejs.org/#/?id=garbage-collection for more info.
+    // We do not use the undici package but the link informs us that garbage
+    // collection is undefined when response body is not consumed.
+    await response.json();
+
     // 401 and 404 responses mean the token is invalid, whereas other types of
     // error responses do not tell us about the validity of the token.
     if (response.status === 401 || response.status === 404) return reject();
diff --git a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/oidc.js b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/oidc.js
index dc1063d5e..6b38c6c05 100644
--- a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/oidc.js
+++ b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/oidc.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { reject } from 'rsvp';
 import { waitForPromise } from '@ember/test-waiters';
 
 /**
- * The OIDC base authenticator encapsulates the multistep OIDC flow.
+ * The OIDC base authenticator encapsulates the multi-step OIDC flow.
  *
  * 1. Start authentication flow:  this step is actually a combination of two
  *    sub steps:
@@ -97,13 +97,19 @@ export default class OIDCAuthenticator extends BaseAuthenticator {
     });
     // Fetch the endpoint and get the response JSON
     const response = await waitForPromise(fetch(url, { method: 'post', body }));
+
+    // Note: Always consume response body in order to avoid memory leaks
+    // visit https://undici.nodejs.org/#/?id=garbage-collection for more info.
+    // We do not use the undici package but the link informs us that garbage
+    // collection is undefined when response body is not consumed.
+    const json = await response.json();
+
     if (response.status === 202) {
       // The token isn't ready yet, keep trying.
       return false;
     } else if (response.status < 400) {
       // Response was successful, meaning a token was obtained.
       // Authenticate with the session service using the response JSON.
-      const json = await response.json();
       await this.session.authenticate('authenticator:oidc', json);
       return true;
     } else {
diff --git a/addons/auth/tests/unit/authenticators/base-test.js b/addons/auth/tests/unit/authenticators/base-test.js
index 6bcf988f6..3a7f2f38c 100644
--- a/addons/auth/tests/unit/authenticators/base-test.js
+++ b/addons/auth/tests/unit/authenticators/base-test.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module('Unit | Authenticator | base', function (hooks) {
     const authenticator = this.owner.lookup('authenticator:base');
     server.get(authenticator.buildTokenValidationEndpointURL(id), () => {
       assert.ok(true, 'token validation was requested');
-      return [200];
+      return [200, {}, '{}'];
     });
     await authenticator.restore(mockData);
   });
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module('Unit | Authenticator | base', function (hooks) {
     const authenticator = this.owner.lookup('authenticator:base');
     server.get(authenticator.buildTokenValidationEndpointURL(id), () => {
       assert.ok(true, 'token validation was requested');
-      return [401];
+      return [401, {}, '{}'];
     });
     try {
       await authenticator.restore(mockData);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module('Unit | Authenticator | base', function (hooks) {
     const authenticator = this.owner.lookup('authenticator:base');
     server.get(authenticator.buildTokenValidationEndpointURL(id), () => {
       assert.ok(true, 'token validation was requested');
-      return [404];
+      return [404, {}, '{}'];
     });
     try {
       await authenticator.restore(mockData);