diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index 7d4e492711..040dd56c69 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -367,9 +367,7 @@ def change_enrollment(request):
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
 def accounts_login(request, error=""):
 
-
-    return render_to_response('accounts_login.html', {'error': error})
-
+    return render_to_response('login.html', {'error': error})
 
 
 # Need different levels of logging
diff --git a/lms/templates/login.html b/lms/templates/login.html
index 646ad1fa6f..2c024bcf39 100644
--- a/lms/templates/login.html
+++ b/lms/templates/login.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <%inherit file="main.html" />
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
+<%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%block name="title"><title>Log into your edX Account</title></%block>
 
 <%block name="js_extra">
@@ -28,6 +29,19 @@
 
     });
   </script>
+
+
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    (function() {
+     $(document).delegate('#login-form', 'ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
+       if(json.success) {
+         location.href="${reverse('dashboard')}";
+       }
+      });
+    })(this)
+  </script>
+
+
 </%block>
 
 <section class="login container">
@@ -45,7 +59,7 @@
       <h2 class="is-hidden">Login Form</h2>
     </header>
 
-    <form role="form" id="login-form" method="post" data-remote="true" action="/login">
+    <form role="form" id="login-form" method="post" data-remote="true" action="/login_ajax">
       
       <!-- status messages -->
       <div role="alert" class="status message is-hidden">
@@ -117,4 +131,5 @@
       <p>Looking for help in logging in or with your edX account? <a href="#">View our help section for answers to commonly asked questions</a></p>
     </div>
   </aside>
-</section>
+  </section>
+
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 864cbc919f..02c2761f28 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ urlpatterns = ('',
     url(r'^update_certificate$', 'certificates.views.update_certificate'),
     url(r'^$', 'branding.views.index', name="root"),   # Main marketing page, or redirect to courseware
     url(r'^dashboard$', 'student.views.dashboard', name="dashboard"),
-    url(r'^signin$', 'student.views.signin_user', name="signin_user"),
+    url(r'^login$', 'student.views.signin_user', name="signin_user"),
     url(r'^register$', 'student.views.register_user', name="register_user"),
 
     url(r'^admin_dashboard$', 'dashboard.views.dashboard'),
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ urlpatterns = ('',
 
     url(r'^accounts/login$', 'student.views.accounts_login', name="accounts_login"),
 
-    url(r'^login$', 'student.views.login_user', name="login"),
-    url(r'^login/(?P<error>[^/]*)$', 'student.views.login_user'),
+    url(r'^login_ajax$', 'student.views.login_user', name="login"),
+    url(r'^login_ajax/(?P<error>[^/]*)$', 'student.views.login_user'),
     url(r'^logout$', 'student.views.logout_user', name='logout'),
     url(r'^create_account$', 'student.views.create_account'),
     url(r'^activate/(?P<key>[^/]*)$', 'student.views.activate_account', name="activate"),