diff --git a/app/initializers/component-store.js b/app/initializers/component-store.js
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+++ b/app/initializers/component-store.js
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+export function initialize(container, application) {
+  application.inject('component', 'store', 'store:main');
+}
+
+export default {
+  name: 'component-store',
+  initialize: initialize
+};
diff --git a/tests/unit/initializers/component-store-test.js b/tests/unit/initializers/component-store-test.js
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+++ b/tests/unit/initializers/component-store-test.js
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+import Ember from 'ember';
+import { initialize } from '../../../initializers/component-store';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+
+var container, application;
+
+module('Unit | Initializer | component store', {
+  beforeEach: function() {
+    Ember.run(function() {
+      application = Ember.Application.create();
+      container = application.__container__;
+      application.deferReadiness();
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+// Replace this with your real tests.
+test('it works', function(assert) {
+  initialize(container, application);
+
+  // you would normally confirm the results of the initializer here
+  assert.ok(true);
+});