diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index b2dbb342..d784ba62 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def remove_drf_starter_files():
     )
     os.remove(
         os.path.join(
-            "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}", "users", "tests", "test_swagger_ui.py"
+            "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}", "users", "tests", "test_swagger.py"
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index ef3dfb9c..7165aa9d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
         "rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication",
     ),
     "DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES": ("rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated",),
+    "DEFAULT_SCHEMA_CLASS": "drf_spectacular.openapi.AutoSchema",
 }
 
 # django-cors-headers - https://github.com/adamchainz/django-cors-headers#setup
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/tests/test_swagger_ui.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/tests/test_swagger.py
similarity index 70%
rename from {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/tests/test_swagger_ui.py
rename to {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/tests/test_swagger.py
index b0c24d91..7f5b7584 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/tests/test_swagger_ui.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/tests/test_swagger.py
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ def test_swagger_ui_not_accessible_by_normal_user(client):
     url = reverse("api-docs")
     response = client.get(url)
     assert response.status_code == 403
+
+
+def test_api_schema_generated_successfully(admin_client):
+    url = reverse("api-schema")
+    response = admin_client.get(url)
+    assert response.status_code == 200