diff --git a/mellon/views.py b/mellon/views.py
index 8920e22..316a6c8 100644
--- a/mellon/views.py
+++ b/mellon/views.py
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ class LoginView(ProfileMixin, LogMixin, View):
         self.log.debug('trying to authenticate with attributes %r', attributes)
         response = self.authenticate(request, login, attributes)
         response.delete_cookie(RETRY_LOGIN_COOKIE)
+        if self.debug_login:
+            return self.render_debug_template(request, login, attributes)
         return response
 
     def authenticate(self, request, login, attributes):
@@ -311,10 +313,7 @@ class LoginView(ProfileMixin, LogMixin, View):
             return self.render(request, 'mellon/user_not_found.html', {'saml_attributes': attributes})
         request.session['lasso_session_dump'] = login.session.dump()
 
-        if self.debug_login:
-            return self.render_debug_template(request, login, attributes)
-        else:
-            return HttpResponseRedirect(next_url)
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(next_url)
 
     def render_debug_template(self, request, login, attributes):
         request.session['mellon_debug_login'] = False