diff --git a/roles/modernpaste/files/modern-paste.conf b/roles/modernpaste/files/modern-paste.conf
index a710f02d31..a9fc0feea5 100644
--- a/roles/modernpaste/files/modern-paste.conf
+++ b/roles/modernpaste/files/modern-paste.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ WSGIScriptAlias /stickynotes2modernpaste /usr/share/stickynotes2modernpaste/stic
 WSGISocketPrefix run/wsgi
 
 RewriteEngine on
+RewriteRule login / [L,R]
+
 RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^fpaste\/0\.3.*$ [OR]
 RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Python\-urllib.*$
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} POST