diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html
index d7bfed58..5e2c23de 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/login.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
             {% for field in form %}
                 {{ field }}<br>
             {% endfor %}
+            <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ request.GET.next }}" />
             <button type="submit">Login</button>
         </form>
         <p class="login-links"><span><a href="https://github.com/bbilly1/tubearchivist" target="_blank">Github</a></span> <span><a href="https://github.com/bbilly1/tubearchivist#donate" target="_blank">Donate</a></span></p>
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index 0f568d5c..1c16844d 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -161,10 +161,13 @@ class LoginView(View):
         """handle login post request"""
         form = AuthenticationForm(data=request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
+            next_url = request.POST.get('next') or "home"
+            print(f"next url: {next_url}")
             user = form.get_user()
             login(request, user)
+            return redirect(next_url)
 
-        return redirect("/")
+        return redirect("login")
 
     @staticmethod
     def read_config():