diff --git a/controllers/user.go b/controllers/user.go
index fff98603..ecf24484 100644
--- a/controllers/user.go
+++ b/controllers/user.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logic"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/mq"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/schema"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/servercfg"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func createUserAccessToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// Auth request consists of Mac Address and Password (from node that is authorizing
 	// in case of Master, auth is ignored and mac is set to "mastermac"
-	var req models.UserAccessToken
+	var req schema.UserAccessToken
 
 	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func getUserAccessTokens(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(errors.New("username is required"), "badrequest"))
 		return
 	}
-	logic.ReturnSuccessResponseWithJson(w, r, (&models.UserAccessToken{UserName: username}).ListByUser(), "fetched api access tokens for user "+username)
+	logic.ReturnSuccessResponseWithJson(w, r, (&schema.UserAccessToken{UserName: username}).ListByUser(), "fetched api access tokens for user "+username)
 }
 
 // @Summary     Authenticate a user to retrieve an authorization token
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func deleteUserAccessTokens(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(errors.New("id is required"), "badrequest"))
 		return
 	}
-	a := models.UserAccessToken{
+	a := schema.UserAccessToken{
 		ID: id,
 	}
 	err := a.Get()
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ func deleteUserAccessTokens(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = (&models.UserAccessToken{ID: id}).Delete()
+	err = (&schema.UserAccessToken{ID: id}).Delete()
 	if err != nil {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(
 			w,
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ func updateUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	logic.AddGlobalNetRolesToAdmins(&userchange)
 	if userchange.PlatformRoleID != user.PlatformRoleID || !logic.CompareMaps(user.UserGroups, userchange.UserGroups) {
-		(&models.UserAccessToken{UserName: user.UserName}).DeleteAllUserTokens()
+		(&schema.UserAccessToken{UserName: user.UserName}).DeleteAllUserTokens()
 	}
 	user, err = logic.UpdateUser(&userchange, user)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/logic/auth.go b/logic/auth.go
index b0856e4d..e2e5a770 100644
--- a/logic/auth.go
+++ b/logic/auth.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/database"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logger"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/schema"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ func DeleteUser(user string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	go RemoveUserFromAclPolicy(user)
-	return (&models.UserAccessToken{UserName: user}).DeleteAllUserTokens()
+	return (&schema.UserAccessToken{UserName: user}).DeleteAllUserTokens()
 }
 
 func SetAuthSecret(secret string) error {
diff --git a/logic/jwts.go b/logic/jwts.go
index 7d6f0fb9..aada8bfc 100644
--- a/logic/jwts.go
+++ b/logic/jwts.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logger"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/schema"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/servercfg"
 )
 
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ func GetUserNameFromToken(authtoken string) (username string, err error) {
 	if claims.TokenType == models.AccessTokenType {
 		jti := claims.ID
 		if jti != "" {
-			a := models.UserAccessToken{ID: jti}
+			a := schema.UserAccessToken{ID: jti}
 			// check if access token is active
 			err := a.Get()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ func VerifyUserToken(tokenString string) (username string, issuperadmin, isadmin
 	if claims.TokenType == models.AccessTokenType {
 		jti := claims.ID
 		if jti != "" {
-			a := models.UserAccessToken{ID: jti}
+			a := schema.UserAccessToken{ID: jti}
 			// check if access token is active
 			err := a.Get()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/models/accessToken.go b/schema/accessToken.go
similarity index 99%
rename from models/accessToken.go
rename to schema/accessToken.go
index cfa5c042..d2d5be9e 100644
--- a/models/accessToken.go
+++ b/schema/accessToken.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package models
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/schema/models.go b/schema/models.go
index 3463a820..5c27a7b2 100644
--- a/schema/models.go
+++ b/schema/models.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package schema
 
-import "github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
-
 // ListModels lists all the models in this schema.
 func ListModels() []interface{} {
 	return []interface{}{
 		&Job{},
-		&models.UserAccessToken{},
+		&UserAccessToken{},
 	}
 }