1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py b/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
index 4da2aa62..52c45ad1 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import uuid
 import hmac
 from hashlib import sha1
 from rest_framework.compat import User
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 
 
@@ -13,14 +14,22 @@ class Token(models.Model):
     user = models.OneToOneField(User, related_name='auth_token')
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
 
+    class Meta:
+        # Work around for a bug in Django:
+        # https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/19422
+        #
+        # Also see corresponding ticket:
+        # https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/issues/705
+        abstract = 'rest_framework.authtoken' not in settings.INSTALLED_APPS
+
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.key:
             self.key = self.generate_key()
         return super(Token, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def generate_key(self):
-        unique = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        return hmac.new(unique, digestmod=sha1).hexdigest()
+        unique = uuid.uuid4()
+        return hmac.new(unique.bytes, digestmod=sha1).hexdigest()
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.key