diff --git a/knexfile.js b/knexfile.js
index a8eda0961..15441af21 100644
--- a/knexfile.js
+++ b/knexfile.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* istanbul ignore file */
 'use strict'
 const fs = require( 'fs' )
 const path = require( 'path' )
diff --git a/modules/auth/index.js b/modules/auth/index.js
index 00f132bd6..19fac0b9f 100644
--- a/modules/auth/index.js
+++ b/modules/auth/index.js
@@ -78,23 +78,30 @@ exports.init = ( app, options ) => {
   } )
 
   // TODO: add logout route
-  //
 
 
   // Strategies initialisation & listing
+  // NOTE: if no strategies are defined, the local one will be enabled.
+
+  let strategyCount = 0
 
   if ( process.env.STRATEGY_GITHUB === 'true' ) {
     let githubStrategy = require( './strategies/github' )( app, session, sessionAppId, finalizeAuth )
     authStrategies.push( githubStrategy )
+    strategyCount++
   }
 
   if ( process.env.STRATEGY_GOOGLE === 'true' ) {
     let googStrategy = require( './strategies/google' )( app, session, sessionAppId, finalizeAuth )
     authStrategies.push( googStrategy )
+    strategyCount++
   }
 
-  if ( process.env.STRATEGY_LOCAL === 'true' ) {
+  // Note: always leave the local strategy init for last so as to be able to
+  // force enable it in case no others are present.
+  if ( process.env.STRATEGY_LOCAL === 'true' || strategyCount === 0 ) {
     let localStrategy = require( './strategies/local' )( app, session, sessionAppId, finalizeAuth )
     authStrategies.push( localStrategy )
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/modules/auth/tests/auth.spec.js b/modules/auth/tests/auth.spec.js
index 1c42d665e..b48672014 100644
--- a/modules/auth/tests/auth.spec.js
+++ b/modules/auth/tests/auth.spec.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const request = require( 'supertest' )
 const assert = require( 'assert' )
 const appRoot = require( 'app-root-path' )
 
-const { init } = require( `${appRoot}/app` )
+const { init, startHttp } = require( `${appRoot}/app` )
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
 const knex = require( `${appRoot}/db/knex` )
 
-describe( 'Auth', ( ) => {
+describe( 'Auth @auth', ( ) => {
 
   describe( 'Local authN @auth-local', ( ) => {
     let expressApp
@@ -60,4 +60,46 @@ describe( 'Auth', ( ) => {
         .expect( 401 )
     } )
   } )
+
+  describe( 'Strategies List @auth-info', ( ) => {
+
+    let testServer
+
+    before( async ( ) => {
+
+      await knex.migrate.rollback( )
+      await knex.migrate.latest( )
+
+      let { app } = await init( )
+      let { server } = await startHttp( app )
+      testServer = server
+
+    } )
+
+    after( async ( ) => {
+
+      testServer.close( )
+
+    } )
+
+    it( 'ServerInfo Query should return the auth strategies available', async ( ) => {
+
+      const query = `query sinfo { serverInfo { authStrategies { id name icon url color } } }`
+      const res = await sendRequest( null, { query } )
+      expect( res.body.errors ).to.not.exist
+      expect( res.body.data.serverInfo.authStrategies ).to.be.an( 'array' )
+
+    } )
+
+
+  } )
+
 } )
+
+const serverAddress = `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 3000}`
+
+function sendRequest( auth, obj, address = serverAddress ) {
+
+  return chai.request( address ).post( '/graphql' ).set( 'Authorization', auth ).send( obj )
+
+}