diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
index 32e7b2d685..c1ba0f5f9a 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ def login_page(request):
     })
 
 def howitworks(request):
-    return render_to_response('howitworks.html', {})
+    if request.user.is_authenticated():
+        return index(request)
+    else: 
+        return render_to_response('howitworks.html', {})
 
 # ==== Views for any logged-in user ==================================
 
diff --git a/cms/templates/login.html b/cms/templates/login.html
index 920ea57758..5b66c303f7 100644
--- a/cms/templates/login.html
+++ b/cms/templates/login.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       submit_data,
       function(json) {
         if(json.success) {
-          location.href = "${reverse('index')}";
+          location.href = "${reverse('homepage')}";
         } else if($('#login_error').length == 0) {
           $('#login_form').prepend('<div id="login_error" class="message message-status error">' + json.value + '</span></div>');
           $('#login_error').addClass('is-shown');
diff --git a/cms/urls.py b/cms/urls.py
index fd80d81423..a41094c780 100644
--- a/cms/urls.py
+++ b/cms/urls.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
 # admin.autodiscover()
 
 urlpatterns = ('',
-    url(r'^$', 'contentstore.views.index', name='index'),
+    url(r'^$', 'contentstore.views.howitworks', name='homepage'),
+    url(r'^listing', 'contentstore.views.index', name='index'),
     url(r'^edit/(?P<location>.*?)$', 'contentstore.views.edit_unit', name='edit_unit'),
     url(r'^subsection/(?P<location>.*?)$', 'contentstore.views.edit_subsection', name='edit_subsection'),
     url(r'^preview_component/(?P<location>.*?)$', 'contentstore.views.preview_component', name='preview_component'),