diff --git a/ui/app/adapters/generated-item-list.js b/ui/app/adapters/generated-item-list.js
index 215631c17..2deec43d6 100644
--- a/ui/app/adapters/generated-item-list.js
+++ b/ui/app/adapters/generated-item-list.js
@@ -1,31 +1,39 @@
 import { assign } from '@ember/polyfills';
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
+import { task } from 'ember-concurrency';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend({
   namespace: 'v1',
   urlForItem() {},
+  dynamicApiPath: '',
+  getDynamicApiPath: task(function*(id) {
+    let result = yield this.store.peekRecord('auth-method', id);
+    this.dynamicApiPath = result.apiPath;
+    return;
+  }),
 
-  fetchByQuery(store, query, isList) {
+  fetchByQuery: task(function*(store, query, isList) {
     const { id } = query;
     let data = {};
     if (isList) {
       data.list = true;
+      yield this.getDynamicApiPath.perform(id);
     }
 
-    return this.ajax(this.urlForItem(id, isList), 'GET', { data }).then(resp => {
+    return this.ajax(this.urlForItem(id, isList, this.dynamicApiPath), 'GET', { data }).then(resp => {
       const data = {
         id,
         method: id,
       };
       return assign({}, resp, data);
     });
-  },
+  }),
 
   query(store, type, query) {
-    return this.fetchByQuery(store, query, true);
+    return this.fetchByQuery.perform(store, query, true);
   },
 
   queryRecord(store, type, query) {
-    return this.fetchByQuery(store, query);
+    return this.fetchByQuery.perform(store, query);
   },
 });
diff --git a/ui/app/services/path-help.js b/ui/app/services/path-help.js
index 9cd6a57e7..7beccd481 100644
--- a/ui/app/services/path-help.js
+++ b/ui/app/services/path-help.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function sanitizePath(path) {
 
 export default Service.extend({
   attrs: null,
+  dynamicApiPath: '',
   ajax(url, options = {}) {
     let appAdapter = getOwner(this).lookup(`adapter:application`);
     let { data } = options;
@@ -226,11 +227,16 @@ export default Service.extend({
     const deletePath = paths.find(path => path.operations.includes('delete'));
 
     return generatedItemAdapter.extend({
-      urlForItem(id, isList) {
+      urlForItem(id, isList, dynamicApiPath) {
         const itemType = getPath.path.slice(1);
         let url;
         id = encodePath(id);
-
+        // the apiPath changes when you switch between routes but the apiPath variable does not unless the model is reloaded
+        // overwrite apiPath if dynamicApiPath exist.
+        // dynamicApiPath comes from the model->adapter
+        if (dynamicApiPath) {
+          apiPath = dynamicApiPath;
+        }
         // isList indicates whether we are viewing the list page
         // of a top-level item such as userpass
         if (isList) {
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/generated-item-list.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/generated-item-list.hbs
index a9557d6af..057de11e8 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/generated-item-list.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/generated-item-list.hbs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 <Toolbar>
   <ToolbarActions>
     <ToolbarLink
+      data-test-create={{itemType}}
       @type="add"
       @params={{array
         "vault.cluster.access.method.item.create"
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/access/methods.hbs b/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/access/methods.hbs
index 6882a957f..062638c3f 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/access/methods.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/access/methods.hbs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 <Toolbar>
   <ToolbarActions>
-    <ToolbarLink @type="add" @params={{array 'vault.cluster.settings.auth.enable'}}>
+    <ToolbarLink @type="add" @params={{array 'vault.cluster.settings.auth.enable'}} data-test-auth-enable>
       Enable new method
     </ToolbarLink>
   </ToolbarActions>
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/auth-list-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/auth-list-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a934421fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/auth-list-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { click, fillIn, settled, visit } from '@ember/test-helpers';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupApplicationTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+import authPage from 'vault/tests/pages/auth';
+import logout from 'vault/tests/pages/logout';
+import enablePage from 'vault/tests/pages/settings/auth/enable';
+
+module('Acceptance | userpass secret backend', function(hooks) {
+  setupApplicationTest(hooks);
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function() {
+    return authPage.login();
+  });
+
+  hooks.afterEach(function() {
+    return logout.visit();
+  });
+
+  test('userpass backend', async function(assert) {
+    let n = Math.random();
+    const path1 = `userpass-${++n}`;
+    const path2 = `userpass-${++n}`;
+    const user1 = 'user1';
+    const user2 = 'user2';
+
+    // enable the first userpass method with one username
+    await enablePage.enable('userpass', path1);
+    await click('[data-test-save-config="true"]');
+    await visit(`/vault/access/${path1}/item/user/create`);
+    await fillIn('[data-test-input="username"]', user1);
+    await fillIn('[data-test-textarea]', user1);
+    await click('[data-test-save-config="true"]');
+
+    // enable the first userpass method with one username
+    await visit(`/vault/settings/auth/enable`);
+    await click('[data-test-mount-type="userpass"]');
+    await click('[data-test-mount-next]');
+    await fillIn('[data-test-input="path"]', path2);
+    await click('[data-test-mount-submit="true"]');
+    await click('[data-test-save-config="true"]');
+    await settled();
+    await click(`[data-test-auth-backend-link="${path2}"]`);
+    await click('[data-test-create="user"]');
+    await fillIn('[data-test-input="username"]', user2);
+    await fillIn('[data-test-textarea]', user2);
+    await click('[data-test-save-config="true"]');
+
+    //confirming that the user was created.  There was a bug where the apiPath was not being updated when toggling between auth routes
+    assert
+      .dom('[data-test-list-item-content]')
+      .hasText(user2, 'user just created shows in current auth list');
+
+    //confirm that the auth method 1 shows the user1.  There was a bug where it was not updated the list when toggling between auth routes
+    await visit(`/vault/access/${path1}/item/user`);
+    assert
+      .dom('[data-test-list-item-content]')
+      .hasText(user1, 'first user created shows in current auth list');
+  });
+});