diff --git a/armada/conf/default.py b/armada/conf/default.py
index 26be474e..a60a90e7 100644
--- a/armada/conf/default.py
+++ b/armada/conf/default.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ path to the private key that includes the name of the key itself.""")),
 def register_opts(conf):
     conf.register_opts(default_options)
     ks_loading.register_auth_conf_options(conf, group='keystone_authtoken')
-    ks_loading.register_session_conf_options(conf, group='keystone_authtoken')
 
 
 def list_opts():
diff --git a/armada/tests/unit/api/test_api_initialization.py b/armada/tests/unit/api/test_api_initialization.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1149be5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/armada/tests/unit/api/test_api_initialization.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright 2018 AT&T Intellectual Property.  All other rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 'License');
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an 'AS IS' BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import importlib
+
+import falcon
+
+from armada.tests.unit.api import base as test_base
+
+
+class TestApi(test_base.BaseControllerTest):
+
+    def test_init_application(self):
+        server = importlib.import_module('armada.api.server')
+        api = server.create()
+        self.assertIsInstance(api, falcon.API)