diff --git a/resources/check_auth.php b/resources/check_auth.php
index 9cfc096a33..7dfe03b66b 100644
--- a/resources/check_auth.php
+++ b/resources/check_auth.php
@@ -294,6 +294,17 @@
 						unset($sql, $parameters, $result, $row);
 				}
 			}
+
+		//if logged in, redirect to login destination
+			if (strlen($_SESSION['login']['destination']['url']) > 0) {
+				header("Location: ".$_SESSION['login']['destination']['url']);
+			} elseif (file_exists($_SERVER["PROJECT_ROOT"]."/core/user_settings/user_dashboard.php")) {
+				header("Location: ".PROJECT_PATH."/core/user_settings/user_dashboard.php");
+			}
+			else {
+				require_once "resources/header.php";
+				require_once "resources/footer.php";
+			}
 	}
 
 //set the time zone