diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 6fda62f3..b9facad0 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -316,17 +316,12 @@ app.enableAuth = function() {
     }
 
     if(Model.checkAccess) {
-      // Pause the request before checking access
-      // See https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-storage-service/issues/7
-      req.pause();
       Model.checkAccess(
         req.accessToken,
         modelId,
         method,
         ctx,
         function(err, allowed) {
-          // Emit any cached data events that fired while checking access.
-          req.resume();
           if(err) {
             console.log(err);
             next(err);
diff --git a/lib/models/access-token.js b/lib/models/access-token.js
index 47b7a13d..85a9f5f7 100644
--- a/lib/models/access-token.js
+++ b/lib/models/access-token.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
  * Module Dependencies.
  */
 
-var Model = require('../loopback').Model
-  , loopback = require('../loopback')
+var loopback = require('../loopback')
   , assert = require('assert')
   , crypto = require('crypto')
   , uid = require('uid2')
@@ -27,20 +26,21 @@ var properties = {
 /**
  * Token based authentication and access control.
  *
- * @property id {String} Generated token ID
- * @property ttl {Number} Time to live
- * @property created {Date} When the token was created
- * 
  * **Default ACLs**
  * 
  *  - DENY EVERYONE `*`
  *  - ALLOW EVERYONE create
- * 
+ *
+ * @property {String} id Generated token ID
+ * @property {Number} ttl Time to live in seconds
+ * @property {Date} created When the token was created
+ *  
  * @class
- * @inherits {Model}
+ * @inherits {PersistedModel}
  */
 
-var AccessToken = module.exports = Model.extend('AccessToken', properties, {
+var AccessToken = module.exports =
+  loopback.PersistedModel.extend('AccessToken', properties, {
   acls: [
     {
       principalType: ACL.ROLE,
diff --git a/lib/models/model.js b/lib/models/model.js
index 99d899b4..6694ac55 100644
--- a/lib/models/model.js
+++ b/lib/models/model.js
@@ -503,6 +503,13 @@ Model.scopeRemoting = function(scopeName, scope, define) {
     http: {verb: 'delete', path: '/' + pathName},
     description: 'Deletes all ' + scopeName + ' of this model.'
   });
+
+  define('__count__' + scopeName, {
+    isStatic: isStatic,
+    http: {verb: 'get', path: '/' + pathName + '/count'},
+    description: 'Counts ' + scopeName + ' of ' + this.modelName + '.',
+    returns: {arg: 'count',  type: 'number', root: true} 
+  });
 };
 
 Model.nestRemoting = function(relationName, options, cb) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 037be4c2..211653af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "mobile",
     "mBaaS"
   ],
-  "version": "2.1.1",
+  "version": "2.1.3",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "grunt mocha-and-karma"
   },