diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 5f3a5d633..277edf318 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.encoding import iri_to_uri
+from django.shortcuts import resolve_url
 
 from authentic2 import utils
 
@@ -17,8 +18,11 @@ skipif_sqlite = pytest.mark.skipif('sqlite' in settings.DATABASES['default']['EN
                                    reason='this test does not work with sqlite')
 
 
-def login(app, user, path=None, password=None, remember_me=None):
+def login(app, user, path=None, password=None, remember_me=None, args=None, kwargs=None):
     if path:
+        args = args or []
+        kwargs = kwargs or {}
+        path = resolve_url(path, *args, **kwargs)
         login_page = app.get(path, status=302).maybe_follow()
     else:
         login_page = app.get(reverse('auth_login'))