diff --git a/app/controllers/devise_token_auth/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/devise_token_auth/application_controller.rb
index 6b197c98a..cb2985192 100644
--- a/app/controllers/devise_token_auth/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/devise_token_auth/application_controller.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ def resource_class(m=nil)
 
     def is_json_api
       return false unless defined?(ActiveModel::Serializer)
+      # 0.10.0 branch of ActiveModel:Serializer does not respond to :setup block. Use alternate syntax
+      return ActiveModel::Serializer.config.adapter == :json_api unless ActiveModel::Serializer.respond_to?(:setup)
       return ActiveModel::Serializer.setup do |config|
         config.adapter == :json_api
       end