diff --git a/common/djangoapps/external_auth/views.py b/common/djangoapps/external_auth/views.py
index c38b01650d..efbf4ccb63 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/external_auth/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/external_auth/views.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def ssl_login(request):
 
     (_user, email, fullname) = _ssl_dn_extract_info(cert)
 
-    retfun = functools.partial(student.views.index, request)
+    retfun = functools.partial(redirect, '/')
     return _external_login_or_signup(
         request,
         external_id=email,