diff --git a/arkindex/users/__init__.py b/arkindex/users/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..1cfa95c54f731514492b24b6b1b118c88e120e07 100644
--- a/arkindex/users/__init__.py
+++ b/arkindex/users/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'arkindex.users.apps.UsersConfig'
diff --git a/arkindex/users/apps.py b/arkindex/users/apps.py
index 4ce1fabc032a21e92bb0e0299a650bcdc4fffefe..04be7d432258ef78bb2e9d77a83c117c74ca7b18 100644
--- a/arkindex/users/apps.py
+++ b/arkindex/users/apps.py
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 
 class UsersConfig(AppConfig):
-    name = 'users'
+    name = 'arkindex.users'
+
+    def ready(self):
+        from arkindex.users import signals  # noqa
diff --git a/arkindex/users/signals.py b/arkindex/users/signals.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b484a7c979edb7c83b563073681c5570c9b655de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arkindex/users/signals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)
+def create_auth_token(sender, instance=None, created=False, **kwargs):
+    if created:
+        Token.objects.create(user=instance)
diff --git a/arkindex/users/tests.py b/arkindex/users/tests.py
index 71f77aebdff7ebc15e01ef684759ff976b83e905..7853150a752718e7d3e4e5c95e0799c250fd390f 100644
--- a/arkindex/users/tests.py
+++ b/arkindex/users/tests.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from django.core import mail
 from django.contrib import auth
 from arkindex.users.models import User
+from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 
 
 class TestUsers(TestCase):
@@ -41,3 +42,9 @@ class TestUsers(TestCase):
         self.assertListEqual(response.redirect_chain, [(reverse('password_reset_done'), 302)])
         self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 1)
         self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].to, ['email@address.com'])
+
+    def test_auto_token(self):
+        """
+        Check creating a user automatically creates a token
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(Token.objects.filter(user=self.user).count(), 1)