diff --git a/app/controllers/api/api_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/api_controller.rb
index 856322ed5..bb06def19 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/api_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/api_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Api
-  class ApiController < ActionController::Base
+  class ApiController < ActionController::API
     attr_reader :iss
     attr_reader :token
     attr_reader :current_user