diff --git a/horizon/base.py b/horizon/base.py
index 4a2ffa125..d04d44313 100644
--- a/horizon/base.py
+++ b/horizon/base.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ HORIZON_CONFIG = {
     'dashboards': None,
     # Name of a default dashboard; defaults to first alphabetically if None
     'default_dashboard': None,
-    'user_home': None,
+    # Default redirect url for users' home
+    'user_home': settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL,
     'exceptions': {'unauthorized': [],
                    'not_found': [],
                    'recoverable': []}
@@ -700,9 +701,11 @@ class Site(Registry, HorizonComponent):
             {"user_home": "/home",}  # A URL
             {"user_home": "my_module.get_user_home",}  # Path to a function
             {"user_home": lambda user: "/" + user.name,}  # A function
+            {"user_home": None,}  # Will always return the default dashboard
 
         This can be useful if the default dashboard may not be accessible
-        to all users.
+        to all users. When user_home is missing from HORIZON_CONFIG,
+        it will default to the settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL value.
         """
         user_home = self._conf['user_home']
         if user_home:
diff --git a/horizon/site_urls.py b/horizon/site_urls.py
index 2d4fe4ca6..b5056958b 100644
--- a/horizon/site_urls.py
+++ b/horizon/site_urls.py
@@ -19,14 +19,17 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url, include
+from django.conf import settings
 
 from horizon.views.auth import LoginView
 
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('horizon.views.auth',
     url(r'home/$', 'user_home', name='user_home'),
-    url(r'auth/login/$', LoginView.as_view(), name='auth_login'),
-    url(r'auth/logout/$', 'logout', name='auth_logout'),
+    url(r"^%s$" % settings.LOGIN_URL.lstrip('/'), LoginView.as_view(),
+        name='auth_login'),
+    url(r"^%s$" % settings.LOGOUT_URL.lstrip('/'), 'logout',
+        name='auth_logout'),
     url(r'auth/switch/(?P<tenant_id>[^/]+)/$', 'switch_tenants',
         name='auth_switch'))
 
diff --git a/horizon/tests/auth_tests.py b/horizon/tests/auth_tests.py
index 87132ab66..26f1e6eb6 100644
--- a/horizon/tests/auth_tests.py
+++ b/horizon/tests/auth_tests.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import time
 
 from django import http
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from keystoneclient import exceptions as keystone_exceptions
 from mox import IsA
@@ -72,19 +73,25 @@ class AuthViewTests(test.TestCase):
 
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'horizon/auth/login.html')
 
+    @test.create_stubs({api: ('token_create', 'tenant_list_for_token',
+                                'token_create_scoped')})
     def test_login(self):
         form_data = {'method': 'Login',
                      'region': 'http://localhost:5000/v2.0',
                      'password': self.user.password,
                      'username': self.user.name}
 
-        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(api, 'token_create')
-        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(api, 'tenant_list_for_token')
-        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(api, 'token_create_scoped')
-
         aToken = self.tokens.unscoped_token
         bToken = self.tokens.scoped_token
 
+        api.token_create(IsA(http.HttpRequest), "", self.user.name,
+                         self.user.password).AndReturn(aToken)
+        api.tenant_list_for_token(IsA(http.HttpRequest),
+                                  aToken.id).AndReturn([self.tenants.first()])
+        api.token_create_scoped(IsA(http.HttpRequest),
+                                self.tenant.id,
+                                aToken.id).AndReturn(bToken)
+
         api.token_create(IsA(http.HttpRequest), "", self.user.name,
                          self.user.password).AndReturn(aToken)
         api.tenant_list_for_token(IsA(http.HttpRequest),
@@ -98,6 +105,12 @@ class AuthViewTests(test.TestCase):
         res = self.client.post(reverse('horizon:auth_login'), form_data)
         self.assertRedirectsNoFollow(res, DASH_INDEX_URL)
 
+        # Test default Django LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL
+        user_home = settings.HORIZON_CONFIG.pop('user_home')
+        res = self.client.post(reverse('horizon:auth_login'), form_data)
+        self.assertRedirectsNoFollow(res, settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL)
+        settings.HORIZON_CONFIG['user_home'] = user_home
+
     def test_login_first_tenant_invalid(self):
         form_data = {'method': 'Login',
                      'region': 'http://localhost:5000/v2.0',
diff --git a/horizon/tests/testsettings.py b/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
index 51de8df4a..607331fc3 100644
--- a/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
+++ b/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 socket.setdefaulttimeout(1)
 
+LOGIN_URL = '/auth/login/'
+LOGOUT_URL = '/auth/logout/'
+LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
+
 ROOT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 DEBUG = True
 TESTSERVER = 'http://testserver'
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ HORIZON_CONFIG = {
         "regex": '^.{8,18}$',
         "help_text": _("Password must be between 8 and 18 characters.")
     },
+    'user_home': None
 }
 
 AVAILABLE_REGIONS = [
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
index c73647e75..ed867b8cf 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 SITE_ID = 1
 SITE_BRANDING = 'OpenStack'
 
-LOGIN_URL = '/auth/login'
+LOGIN_URL = '/auth/login/'
+LOGOUT_URL = '/auth/logout/'
+# LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL can be used as an alternative for
+# HORIZON_CONFIG.user_home, if user_home is not set.
+# Do not set it to '/home/', as this will cause circular redirect loop
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, '..', 'media'))