diff --git a/login.php b/login.php
index e6c9bbc620..1eec880a93 100644
--- a/login.php
+++ b/login.php
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@
 //additional includes
 	require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+//redirect to the dashboard
+	header("Location: ".PROJECT_PATH."/core/dashboard/");
+
+?>