diff --git a/login.php b/login.php
index 28afaad71..27b5f6732 100644
--- a/login.php
+++ b/login.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 		if ($_SESSION["uid"]) {
 			initialize_user_prefs($link, $_SESSION["uid"]); 
 			header("Location: $redirect_base/tt-rss.php");
+			exit;
 		}
 	}