diff --git a/tailbone/api/auth.py b/tailbone/api/auth.py
index a707bf70..cf421444 100644
--- a/tailbone/api/auth.py
+++ b/tailbone/api/auth.py
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class AuthenticationView(APIView):
 
     @classmethod
     def defaults(cls, config):
+        cls._auth_defaults(config)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _auth_defaults(cls, config):
 
         # session
         config.add_route('api.session', '/session', request_method='GET')