diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 8475af7..3d657e9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@
   end
 
   def after_sign_in_path_for(resource)
-    session[:previous_url] || root_path
+    # request.referer, identifies the URL that linked to the resource being requested
+    if request.referer.eql?(new_user_session_path)
+      root_path
+    else
+      request.referer || root_path
+    end
   end
 
   def after_sign_up_path_for(resource)
diff --git a/app/controllers/sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/sessions_controller.rb
index f920923..0c9730d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/sessions_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 class SessionsController < Devise::SessionsController
-    
+  
+  def new
+    redirect_to(root_path)
+  end
   # Capture the user's shibboleth id if they're coming in from an IDP
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   def create