diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_login.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_login.js
index dacad32c..290a4de7 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_login.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_login.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ let LoginForm = React.createClass({
     componentDidMount() {
         UserStore.listen(this.onChange);
         let { redirect } = this.getQuery();
-        if (redirect !== 'login'){
+        if (redirect && redirect !== 'login'){
             this.transitionTo(redirect, null, this.getQuery());
         }
     },
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_signup.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_signup.js
index ded34f7b..0bed7cf9 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_signup.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_signup.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ let SignupForm = React.createClass({
     componentDidMount() {
         UserStore.listen(this.onChange);
         let { redirect } = this.getQuery();
-        if (redirect !== 'signup'){
+        if (redirect && redirect !== 'signup'){
             this.transitionTo(redirect, null, this.getQuery());
         }
     },