diff --git a/app/templates/Gruntfile.js b/app/templates/Gruntfile.js
index c9d5568aa..a287531d3 100644
--- a/app/templates/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/app/templates/Gruntfile.js
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
     mochaTest: {
       options: {
         reporter: 'spec',
-        require: 'mocha.conf.js'
+        require: 'mocha.conf.js',
+        timeout: 5000 // set default mocha spec timeout
       },
       unit: {
         src: ['server/**/*.spec.js']
diff --git a/app/templates/karma.conf.js b/app/templates/karma.conf.js
index 5b45e4f86..9b46a3a22 100644
--- a/app/templates/karma.conf.js
+++ b/app/templates/karma.conf.js
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 
     // testing framework to use (jasmine/mocha/qunit/...)<% if (filters.jasmine) { %>
     frameworks: ['jasmine'],<% } if (filters.mocha) { %>
-    frameworks: ['mocha', 'chai', 'sinon-chai', 'chai-as-promised', 'chai-things'],<% } %>
+    frameworks: ['mocha', 'chai', 'sinon-chai', 'chai-as-promised', 'chai-things'],
+
+    client: {
+      mocha: {
+        timeout: 5000 // set default mocha spec timeout
+      }
+    },<% } %>
 
     // list of files / patterns to load in the browser
     files: [
diff --git a/app/templates/mocha.conf.js b/app/templates/mocha.conf.js
index 6b1504e9c..76f56625e 100644
--- a/app/templates/mocha.conf.js
+++ b/app/templates/mocha.conf.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-'use strict';<% if(filters.babel) { %>
+'use strict';
 
 // Register the Babel require hook
-require('babel-core/register');<% } %>
+require('babel-core/register');
 
 var chai = require('chai');
 
diff --git a/endpoint/templates/basename.model.spec(mongooseModels).js b/endpoint/templates/basename.model.spec(mongooseModels).js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58fc61165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/endpoint/templates/basename.model.spec(mongooseModels).js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var app = require('../../app');
+var <%= classedName %> = require('./<%= basename %>.model');
+var <%= cameledName %>;
+var gen<%= classedName %> = function() {
+  <%= cameledName %> = new <%= classedName %>({
+    name: 'Fake <%= classedName %>',
+    info: 'some info',
+    active: true
+  });
+  return <%= cameledName %>;
+};
+
+describe('<%= classedName %> Model', function() {
+  before(function() {
+    // Clear <%= basename %>s before testing
+    return <%= classedName %>.find({}).removeAsync();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    gen<%= classedName %>();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    return <%= classedName %>.find({}).removeAsync();
+  });
+
+  it('should begin with no <%= basename %>s', function() {
+    return <%= classedName %>.findAsync({})
+      .should.eventually.have.length(0);
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/endpoint/templates/basename.model.spec(sequelizeModels).js b/endpoint/templates/basename.model.spec(sequelizeModels).js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43d2a27ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/endpoint/templates/basename.model.spec(sequelizeModels).js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var app = require('../../app');
+var <%= classedName %> = require('../../sqldb').<%= classedName %>;
+var <%= cameledName %>;
+var gen<%= classedName %> = function() {
+  <%= cameledName %> = <%= classedName %>.build({
+    name: 'Fake <%= classedName %>',
+    info: 'some info',
+    active: true
+  });
+  return <%= cameledName %>;
+};
+
+describe('<%= classedName %> Model', function() {
+  before(function() {
+    // Sync and clear <%= basename %>s before testing
+    return <%= classedName %>.sync().then(function() {
+      return <%= classedName %>.destroy({ where: {} });
+    });
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    gen<%= classedName %>();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    return <%= classedName %>.destroy({ where: {} });
+  });
+
+  it('should begin with no <%= basename %>s', function() {
+    return <%= classedName %>.findAll()
+      .should.eventually.have.length(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/test-file-creation.js b/test/test-file-creation.js
index fb0fb2b91..4c0c4e4f5 100644
--- a/test/test-file-creation.js
+++ b/test/test-file-creation.js
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ describe('angular-fullstack generator', function () {
       files = files.concat([
         'server/api/thing/thing.model.js',
         'server/api/thing/thing.events.js',
+        'server/api/thing/thing.model.spec.js',
         'server/config/seed.js'
       ]);
     }